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The 2023 PFWA On-Field Awards Summary:
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The PFWA mourns the passing of John Clayton. John was the PFWA's 19th president (1999-2000) and the organization's 2007 Bill Nunn Jr. Award recipient. "The Professor" was a friend to so many in our business. Our condolences to his wife Pat, family, colleagues and his many friends
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The PFWA has selected
@Ravens
QB Lamar Jackson (
@Lj_era8
) at the 2019 NFL Most Valuable Player and the Offensive Player of the Year.
@Patriots
CB Stephon Gilmore (
@BumpNrunGilm0re
) was selected as the 2019 Defensive Player of the Year.
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Here is the 2017 NFL All-Rookie Team, as selected by the PFWA:
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Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard, whose moves helped the Colts earn an AFC playoff spot for the first time since 2014 with a 10-6 record, was selected as the 2018 NFL Executive of the Year.
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A statement from the Pro Football Writers of America:
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The 2019 PFWA All-Rookie Team and rookie honors:
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@steelers
LB
@RyanShazier
, who continues to make remarkable progress after a spinal contusion suffered late in the 2017 season, has been selected as the 2019 George Halas Award winner by the PFWA.
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Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers is the PFWA's 2021 NFL Most Valuable Player. L.A. Rams WR Cooper Kupp is the Offensive Player of the Year, and Pittsburgh Steelers LB T.J. Watt is the Defensive Player of the Year.
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Our thanks to
@raiders
Head Coach Jon Gruden for taking a moment to help us recognize Rod Marinelli for winning the 2021 Dr. Z Award from the PFWA.
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Mack is the first
@RAIDERS
player to earn the PFWA’s Defensive Player of the Year honor since it was first awarded in 1992.
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Colts QB Andrew Luck, who rebounded from a shoulder injury that sidelined him during the 2017 season to throw for 4,593 yards and finish second in the NFL with 39 touchdown passes in 2018, was selected as the 2018 NFL Comeback Player of the Year, chosen in voting by the PFWA.
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New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley, who became the third NFL rookie to have over 2,000 scrimmage yards in a season and set the NFL rookie record for most receptions by a running back, was selected as the 2018 Offensive Rookie of the Year.
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The Athletic's Tashan Reed (
@tashanreed
) selected as PFWA 2023 Terez A. Paylor Emerging Writer Award winner:
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San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle, who set an NFL record for most single-season receiving yards by a tight end with 1,377, was selected as the 2018 NFL Most Improved Player of the Year by the PFWA.
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The PFWA selected Dallas Cowboys LB Micah Parsons as the 2021 Rookie and Defensive Rookie of the Year; Cincinnati WR Ja'Marr Chase selected as the Offensive Rookie of the Year. Full All-Rookie honors:
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The Chicago Bears’ Matt Nagy, who lead the Bears to a 12-4 record and the NFC North title, was selected as the 2018 NFL Coach of the Year, chosen in voting conducted by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA).
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Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, who oversaw a Bears defense that led the NFL in takeaways and interceptions and included three PFWA All-NFL selections and one PFWA All-Rookie pick, was selected as the 2018 NFL Assistant Coach of the Year.
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Lions PR staff selected as PFWA 2023 Pete Rozelle Award winner:
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Stephon Gilmore (
@BumpNrunGilm0re
) is the first
@Patriots
player (and only the third CB) to receive the PFWA's Defensive Player of the Year award since it was instituted in 1992. Gilmore tied for the NFL lead with six interceptions and led the league with 20 passes defensed.
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Here is the full list of 2016 individual and All-Rookie team honors as selected by the PFWA:
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The PFWA has selected
@49ers
DE Nick Bosa (
@nbsmallerbear
) as the 2019 Rookie and Defensive Rookie of the Year.
@Raiders
RB Josh Jacobs (
@iAM_JoshJacobs
) is the Offensive Rookie of the Year.
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The late Don Banks, who had a 36-year sportswriting career that included over 16 years at Sports Illustrated’s website, has been selected as the 2020 Dick McCann Award winner by the PFWA.
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Jourdan Rodrigue selected as PFWA 2021 Terez A. Paylor Emerging Writer Award winner
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Recently retired
@Giants
QB
@EliManning
, who was praised for his dealings with local and national media during his career, has been selected as the 2020 Good Guy Award winner by the PFWA.
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@Lj_era8
(Lamar Jackson) is the PFWA's 2023 NFL MVP;
@CMC_22
(Christian McCaffrey) is the Offensive Player of the Year;
@Flash_Garrett
(Myles Garrett) is the Defensive Player of the Year:
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The PFWA wishes to thank
@Giants
President John Mara and PR maven
@giantspathanlon
for helping us inform
@BobGlauber
of his election as the 2021 Career Achievement Award winner in a fun way in front of Bob's friends in the New York media.
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Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard, who led all rookies in total tackles and was second in sacks by a rookie, was selected as the 2018 Defensive Rookie of the Year by the PFWA.
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The PFWA has selected
@Chiefs
Kareem Hunt (
@Kareemhunt7
) as the 2017 Rookie of the Year/Co-Offensive ROY;
@Saints
Alvin Kamara (
@A_kamara6
) as Co-Offensive ROY &
@Saints
Marshon Lattimore (
@shonrp2
) as Defensive ROY.
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A statement from the Pro Football Writers of America about our friend and colleague Terez Paylor.
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Congrats to
@Colts
communications staff - the 2020 Rozelle Award winners ... (top row L-R): Steve Campbell, Matt Conti, Christian Edwards (bottom row L-R): Pamela Humphrey, Hayden Clark, Kaila Lewis.
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Seattle CB Richard Sherman (
@rsherman_25
) has been selected as the PFWA's 2015 Good Guy Award winner.
http://t.co/ju1uW2370u
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San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Marquise Goodwin (
@flashg88dwin
), who had a career year on the field while dealing with family tragedies during the 2017 season, has been selected as the 2018 George Halas Award winner by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA).
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The PFWA announces its' 2021 All-NFL, All-AFC and All-NFC teams ...
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Houston's C.J. Stroud selected 2023 PFWA Rookie of the Year and Offensive Rookie of the Year; Texans' Will Anderson Jr. named Defensive Rookie of the Year; All-Rookie Team selected:
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The full press release on Cameron Heyward (
@CamHeyward
) receiving the PFWA's 2022 Good Guy Award can be found here:
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KC S Eric Berry, diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in late 2014 and posted All-NFL season in 2015, is PFWA's NFL Comeback Player of the Year
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@Colts
GM Chris Ballard, lauded for his transparency with local and national media, has been selected as the 2020 Jack Horrigan Award winner by the PFWA.
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Jets’ Gardner PFWA Rookie and Defensive Rookie of the Year, Jets’ Wilson Offensive Rookie of the Year; 2022 All-Rookie Team named
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The PFWA has selected Tennessee's Mike Vrabel as the 2021 NFL Coach of the Year, New England's Bill Belichick as the Executive of the Year and Dallas defensive coordinator Dan Quinn as the Assistant Coach of the Year.
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The full press release on the PFWA's 2019 NFL MVP/Offensive Player of the Year (
@Lj_era8
) & Defensive Player of the Year (
@BumpNrunGilm0re
) can be found here:
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The PFWA has selected
@Patriots
QB Tom Brady as the 2017 NFL MVP. This is the 3rd MVP award for Brady (2007 & 2010), and he is now second in PFWA MVP honors behind only Peyton Manning (4).
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Hamlin selected PFWA 2023 NFL Comeback Player of the Year; Mayfield named NFL Most Improved Player of the Year:
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Mahomes, in his second NFL season, is the 45th MVP honored by the PFWA and the first Chiefs player to receive the award. He is the 6th consecutive QB to be selected MVP by the PFWA. Mahomes is also the first KC player to be honored by the PFWA as the Offensive Player of the Year.
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Browns' Stefanski PFWA Coach of the Year; Bills' Beane Executive of the Year; Bills' Daboll Assistant Coach of the Year
#PFWAAwards
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@packers
Jordy Nelson, who rebounded from knee injury in '15 to lead NFL in receiving TDs, is PFWA's 2016 NFL Comeback Player of the Year.
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Dallas owner/president/GM Jerry Jones, whose moves helped Cowboys to first NFC East title since 2009, is 2014 NFL Executive of the Year.
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Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera (
@RiverboatRonHC
) wins 2023 PFWA Horrigan Award
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Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters, who tied for NFL lead in interceptions, was selected as 2015 Defensive Rookie of the Year by the PFWA.
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Here are the 2016 All-NFL, All-AFC & All-NFC teams as selected by the PFWA:
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@chargers
WR Keenan Allen, who led all NFL rookies w/ 71 catches for 1,046 yds & 8 TD catches, is 2013 PFWA Offensive Rookie of the Year.
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The PFWA mourns the loss of ESPN's Chris Mortensen, the PFWA' s 2016 Bill Nunn Jr. Award recipient. Bob Glauber's appreciation of Mort, "Chris Mortensen was the best of us", can be found here:
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@PFTCommenter
Our Prez prob thinks you need 5000 RTs or he cant let u in no offence takes half 2 b blazeing hot
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The Kansas City Chiefs had three All-NFL selections as they placed QB Patrick Mahomes, TE Travis Kelce and T Mitchell Schwartz on the offense.
The Cowboys, Texans, Chargers, Rams, Eagles & Seahawks each had two players on the All-NFL team. In all, 17 clubs are represented.
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The full press release on the 2019 PFWA NFL Coach, Executive and Assistant Coach of the Year can be found here:
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Martindale, McKittrick, Mitchell selected as PFWA 2023 Dr. Z Award class:
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@Chargers
DE Joey Bosa, who led all NFL rookies in sacks, was selected as the 2016 Defensive Rookie of the Year by the PFWA.
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@dallascowboys
C center
@tfrederick72
(Travis Frederick), who was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2019 after missing the entire 2018 season due to a diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome, was selected as the 2020 George Halas Award winner by the PFWA.
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The full press release on the
@Patriots
PR staff receiving the PFWA's 2022 Pete Rozelle Award can be found here:
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@AtlantaFalcons
QB Matt Ryan (
@M_Ryan02
), who led the NFL's top-scoring offense, is PFWA's 2016 NFL MVP & Offensive Player of the Year.
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Bills GM Brandon Beane selected as PFWA 2021 Jack Horrigan Award winner
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The PFWA selects Bengals QB Joe Burrow as the 2021 NFL Comeback Player of the Year, and both Dallas CB Trevon Diggs and Atlanta Falcons RB Cordarrelle Patterson as the Co-Most Improved Players of the Year.
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Congratulations to
@TeamGleason
, the 2015
@PFWAwriters
George Halas Award winner:
http://t.co/wEvq3iciL9
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Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield, who set an NFL rookie record with 27 touchdown passes, was selected as the 2018 Rookie of the Year, chosen in voting conducted by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA).
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The full press release on
@EliManning
receiving the PFWA 2020 Good Guy Award can be found here:
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Ryans chosen 2023 PFWA NFL Coach of the Year, Holmes selected Executive of the Year, Macdonald named Assistant Coach of the Year:
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Former Arizona DC Todd Bowles, who led Cards defense to success despite injuries to key members, is 2014 NFL Assistant Coach of the Year.
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Ryan, in his 9th NFL season, is 43rd MVP honored by PFWA. He is the 1st
@AtlantaFalcons
player to earn the honor & 4th consecutive QB as MVP
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The
@RamsNFL
PR staff led by
@artistwyman
, which was lauded for excelling in helping Southern California and national media cover the club during a season when the Rams advanced to Super Bowl LIII, has been selected as the 2019 Pete Rozelle Award winner by the PFWA.
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@Titans
QB
@ryantannehill1
, traded to TEN from MIA in 2019, started the season as a backup and, after being elevated to starter after Titans opened 2-4, led TEN to the AFC playoffs, was selected as both 2019 NFL Comeback and the Most Improved Player of the Year by the PFWA.
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@PFTCommenter
congratts, ur takes have proved blazeing (no offence Josh Gordon) and our Prez has Ben alerted.
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Chargers' Herbert PFWA Rookie and Offensive Rookie of the Year, Washington's Young Defensive Rookie of the Year; 2020 All-Rookie Team named
#PFWAAwards
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The late Gunther Cunningham, who spent 33 of his 35 NFL seasons as an assistant coach, and Mike Westhoff, who spent 32 seasons as an NFL assistant coach, have been selected as the 2019 Paul “Dr. Z” Zimmerman Award winners by the PFWA.
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The updated Bill Nunn Jr. Award display at the
@ProFootballHOF
, along with some of Nunn's newspaper career artifacts and his bust in Canton.
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Carolina QB Cam Newton, who led a prolific Panthers offense, was selected as the 2015 NFL MVP & Offensive Player of the Year by the PFWA.
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Packers' Rodgers PFWA NFL MVP; Titans' Henry Offensive Player of the Year; Rams' Donald Defensive Player of the Year
#PFWAAwards
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Bills’ Damar Hamlin selected as PFWA 2023 George Halas Award winner
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Yesterday, the PFWA presented the 2018 NFL MVP award to
@Chiefs
QB
@PatrickMahomes
at the club facility. From left, Kansas City PFWA chapter VP
@mattderrick
(Chiefs Digest), Mahomes and KC chapter president
@adamteicher
(ESPN). Mahomes was the 45th PFWA NFL MVP.
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The press release on the PFWA's NFL MVP award & Offensive/Defensive Player of the Year award is here:
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The
@Vikings
public relations staff (
@VikingsPR
), which was lauded for excelling in helping Twin Cities and national media cover the club, has been selected as the 2018 Pete Rozelle Award winner by the PFWA.
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RT
@jasonjwilde
:
#Packers
TE
@Bostick11
had every chance to avoid us today. He didn't. Total class act. Much respect.
http://t.co/9LivAcgkCx
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@dallascowboys
RB back Ezekiel Elliott, who led NFL in rushing yards, was selected 2016 Rookie/Offensive Rookie of the Year by the PFWA.
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@dallascowboys
Jason Garrett, who led team to 13-3 record & NFC’s No. 1 seed, is PFWA's 2016 NFL Coach of the Year.
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The PFWA has also selected
@RamsNFL
RB Todd Gurley (
@TG3II
) as Offensive Player of the Year and
@Jaguars
DE Calais Campbell (
@Campbell93
) as Defensive Player of the Year.
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Texans DE J.J. Watt, who led the NFL with 17.5 sacks, was named 2015 Defensive Player of the Year by PFWA for second-straight season.
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Sherman, Thomas and Watt are members of the PFWA's All-NFL team for the 3rd consecutive season, longest current streak among active players.
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The full press release on
@JoriEpstein
receiving the PFWA's 2022 Terez A. Paylor Emerging Writer Award can be found here:
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2/2 PFWA board member
@NickiJhabvala
and Washington chapter president
@john_keim
present the 2022 George Halas Award to
@Commanders
head coach
@RiverboatRonHC
.
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The Chicago Bears placed a league-high four players on the 2018 All-NFL team, chosen in voting conducted by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA). The Bears placed CB Kyle Fuller, OLB Khalil Mack and S Eddie Jackson on the defense & PR Tarik Cohen on special teams.
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@chargers
QB Philip Rivers, who rebounded from 1st losing NFL season to guide SD to playoffs, is
@PFWAwriters
Comeback Player of the Year.
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Seattle QB
@DangeRussWilson
, who helped lead
@Seahawks
to their 1st Super Bowl title, is
@PFWAwriters
2014 Good Guy Award winner.
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