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Awards for 2025 NFL Season Announced at NFL Honors presented by Invisalign
Awards from the 2025 season were handed out at the 15th Annual NFL Honors presented by Invisalign, an Align Technology brand. NFL Honors is the League’s primetime awards special that recognizes the NFL’s best players, performances and plays.
The full list of awards and finalists includes:
AP Awards
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AWARD |
WINNER |
TEAM |
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AP Most Valuable Player presented by Invisalign |
Matthew Stafford, QB |
Los Angeles Rams |
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AP Coach of the Year |
Mike Vrabel |
New England Patriots |
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AP Offensive Player of the Year presented by Microsoft Copilot |
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR |
Seattle Seahawks |
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AP Defensive Player of the Year presented by TCL |
Myles Garrett, DE |
Cleveland Browns |
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AP Comeback Player of the Year |
Christian McCaffrey, RB |
San Francisco 49ers |
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AP Offensive Rookie of the Year presented by EA SPORTS Madden NFL |
Tetairoa McMillan, WR |
Carolina Panthers |
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AP Defensive Rookie of the Year presented by EA SPORTS Madden NFL |
Carson Schwesinger, LB |
Cleveland Browns |
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AP Assistant Coach of the Year |
Josh McDaniels |
New England Patriots |
NFL Awards
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NFL AWARDS |
WINNER |
TEAM |
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Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year presented by Nationwide |
Bobby Wagner |
Washington Commanders |
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Protector of the Year Award |
Joe Thuney |
Chicago Bears |
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Salute to Service Award presented by USAA |
Christian McCaffrey |
San Francisco 49ers |
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Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award |
Budda Baker |
Arizona Cardinals |
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Deacon Jones Sack Leader Award |
Myles Garrett |
Cleveland Browns |
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Jim Brown Award |
James Cook |
Buffalo Bills |
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NFL Fan of the Year presented by Captain Morgan |
Ed Callahan |
Philadelphia Eagles |
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NFL FLAG Players of the Year award presented by Toyota |
Brysen Wright & Ava Rotondi |
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Next Gen Stats Moment of the Year powered by AWS |
Caleb Williams to DJ Moore Touchdown |
Chicago Bears |
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FedEx Air & Ground Players of the Year |
Drake Maye, Jaxon Smith-Njigba & Christian McCaffrey |
Patriots, Seahawks & 49ers |
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Don Shula Coach of the Year presented by Jersey Mike’s |
Dylen Smith Dave Ettinger |
AFC, California NFC, New York |
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