For nearly 70 years, Sporting News has handed out awards to the NFL's best at the end of each season.The annual awards honor the Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, as well as the season's top head coach, coordinator, executive, rookies and more.In addition to annual awards, Sporting News has published an All-Pro team for each season since 1954.Here is a full guide to the history of Sporting News' NFL awards, including complete lists of winners.Sporting News began selecting awards at the end of each NFL season in 1954, earlier than the A sociated Pre s and other major outlets. That was the same year its first All-Pro team was published
Nate Hinton Jersey , honoring the best players from around the NFL.While some awards, such as Coordinator of the Year, began more recently, Sporting News' long list of NFL award winners offers a glimpse into the history of football.Since 2008, NFL players, coaches and executives have voted for Sporting News' NFL awards. The awards give the players who go up against the NFL's best and the executives who evaluate them a say in determining who were some of the league's most valuable individuals each season.All-Pro rosters:NFL head coachesOffensive Player of the Year: NFL playersDefensive Player of the Year: NFL playersComeback Player of the Year: NFL playersRookie of the Year: NFL playersCoach of the Year: NFL head coachesCoordinator of the Year: NFL head coachesExecutive of the Year: NFL front-office personnelSporting News began awarding NFL Player of the Year honors in 1954. While the criteria has changed a few times since then, the award was initially given to one player each season.1954 - 1969SeasonPlayerTeamPosition1954Lou GrozaBrownsOT-K1955Otto GrahamBrownsQB1956Frank GiffordGiantsHB1957Jim BrownBrownsFB1958Jim BrownBrownsFB1959Johnny UnitasColtsQB1960Norm Van BrocklinEaglesQB1961Paul HornungPackersHB1962Y.A. TittleGiantsQB1963Y.A. TittleGiantsQB1964Johnny UnitasColtsQB1965Jim BrownBrownsFB1966Bart StarrPackersQB1967Johnny UnitasColtsQB1968Earl MorrallColtsQB1969Roman GabrielRamsQB1970 - 1979In 1970, Sporting News began awarding a Player of the Year honor for both the AFC and NFC.SeasonNFC WinnerTeamPositionAFC WinnerTeamPosition1970John Brodie49ersQBGeorge BlandaRaidersQB1971Roger StaubachCowboysQBBob GrieseDolphinsQB1972Larry
J.J. Barea Jersey BrownWashingtonRBEarl MorrallDolphinsQB1973John HadlRamsQBO.J. SimpsonBillsRB1974Chuck ForemanVikingsRBKen StablerRaidersQB1975Fran TarkentonVikingsQBO.J. SimpsonBillsRB1976Walter PaytonBearsRBKen StablerRaidersQB1977Walter PaytonBearsRBCraig MortonBroncosQB1978Archie ManningSaintsQBEarl CampbellOilersRB1979Ottis AndersonCardinalsRBDan FoutsChargersQB1980 - 2007Sporting News reverted to a single NFL Player of the Year award in 1980.SeasonWinnerTeamPosition1980Brian SipeBrownsQB1981Ken AndersonBengalsQB1982Mark MoseleyWashingtonK1983Eric DickersonRamsRB1984Dan MarinoDolphinsQB1985Marcus AllenRaidersRB1986Lawrence TaylorGiantsDT1987Jerry Rice49ersWR1988Boomer EsiasonBengalsQB1989Joe Montana49ersQB1990Jerry Rice49ersWR1991Thurman ThomasBillsRB1992Steve Young49ersQB1993Emmitt SmithCowboysRB1994Steve Young49ersQB1995Brett FavrePackersQB1996Brett FavrePackersQB1997Barry SandersLionsRB1998Terrell DavisBroncosRB1999Kurt WarnerRamsQB2000Marshall FaulkRamsRB2001Marshall FaulkRamsRB2002Rich GannonRaidersQB2003Peyton ManningColtsQB2004Peyton ManningColtsQB2005Shaun AlexanderSeahawksRB2006LaDainian TomlinsonChargersRB2007Tom BradyPatriotsQBIn 2008, Sporting News began awarding both Offensive Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors.Under the current format, Drew Brees, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes are tied for the lead with two Sporting News Offensive Player of the Year awards.SeasonWinnerTeamPosition2008Drew BreesSaintsQB2009Drew BreesSaintsQB2010Tom BradyPatriotsQB2011Aaron RodgersPackersQB2012Adrian PetersonVikingsRB2013Peyton ManningBroncosQB2014Aaron RodgersPackersQB2015Cam NewtonPanthersQB2016Tom BradyPatriotsQB2017Antonio BrownSteelersWR2018Patrick MahomesChiefsQB2019Lamar JacksonRavensQB2020Patrick MahomesChiefsQB2021Jonathan TaylorColtsRB2022Justin JeffersonVikingsWR2023Lamar JacksonRavensQBSince 2008, J.J. Watt has the most Sporting News Defensive Player of the Year awards with three. Aaron Donald (2) is the only other player with more than one.SeasonWinnerTeamPosition2008Albert HaynesworthTitansDT2009Charles WoodsonPackersCB2010Clay MatthewsPackersDE2011Jared AllenVikingsDE2012J.J. WattTexansDE2013Luke KuechlyPanthersLB2014J.J. WattTexansDE2015J.J. WattTexansDE2016Khalil MackRaidersDE2017Calais CampbellJaguarsDE2018Aaron DonaldRamsDT2019Stephon GilmorePatriotsCB2020Aaron DonaldRamsDT2021T.J. WattSteelersDE2022Nick Bosa49ersOLB2023Myles GarrettBrownsDEThe Buccaneers are the only team with multiple Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year award winners. Antonio Bryant won the inaugural award
Dwight Powell Jersey in 2008, and Darrelle Revis won in 2013 in his only season with Tampa Bay.SeasonWinnerTeamPosition2008Antonio BryantBuccaneersWR2009Vince YoungTitansQB2010Michael VickEaglesQB2011Plaxico Burre sJetsWR2012Adrian PetersonVikingsRB2013Darrelle RevisBuccaneersCB2014Rob GronkowskiPatriotsTE2015Carson PalmerCardinalsQB2016Jordy NelsonPackersWR2017Keenan AllenChargersWR2018Andrew LuckColtsQB2019Jimmy Garoppolo49ersQB2020Alex SmithWashingtonQB2021Dak PrescottCowboysQB2022Geno SmithSeahawksQB2023Tua TagovailoaDolphinsQBThe Lions have the most Sporting News Rookie of the Year awards with eight, the most recent being Ndamukong Suh in 2010.Detroit's NFC North rival Vikings are the closest competitor with five such awards, the most recent being Percy Harvin in 2009.1955 - 1969From 1955 to 1969, Sporting News awarded one Rookie of the Year honor.SeasonWinnerTeamPosition1955Alan AmecheColtsFB1956J.C. CarolineBearsHB1957Jim BrownBrownsFB1958Bobby MitchellBrownsHB1959Nick PietrosanteLionsFB1960Gail CogdillLionsE1961Mike DitkaBearsE1962Ronnie BullBearsHB1963Paul FlatleyVikingsWR1964Charley TaylorWashingtonHB1965Gale SayersBearsRB1966Tommy NobisFalconsLB1967Mel FarrLionsRB1968Earl McCullouchLionsWR1969Calvin HillCowboysRB1970 - 1979In 1970, Sporting News began awarding a Rookie of the Year honor for both the AFC and NFC.SeasonNFC WinnerTeamPositionAFC WinnerTeamPosition1970Bruce Taylor49ersDBDennis ShawBillsQB1971John BrockingtonPackersRBJim PlunkettPatriotsQB1972Chester MarcolPackersKFranco HarrisSteelersRB1973Chuck ForemanVikingsRBBoobie ClarkBengalsRB1974Wilbur Jackson49ersRBDon WoodsChargersRB1975Steve BartkowskiFalconsQBRobert BrazileOilersLB1976Sammy WhiteVikingsRBMike HaynesPatriotsCB1977Tony DorsettCowboysRBA.J. DuheDolphinsLB1978Al BakerLionsDEEarl CampbellOilersRB1979Ottis AndersonCardinalsRBJerry ButlerBillsWR1980 - PresentIn 1980, Sporting News reverted to a single Rookie of the Year award.SeasonWinnerTeamPosition1980Billy SimsLionsRB1981George RogersSaintsRB1982Marcus AllenRaidersRB1983Dan MarinoDolphinsQB1984Louis LippsSteelersWR1985Eddie BrownBengalsWR1986Rueben MayesSaintsRB1987Robert AwaltCardinalsTE1988Keith JacksonEaglesRB1989Barry SandersLionsRB1990Richmond WebbDolphinsOT1991Mike CroelBroncosOLB1992Santana DotsonPackersDL1993Jerome BettisRamsRB1994Marshall FaulkColtsRB1995Curtis MartinPatriotsRB1996Eddie GeorgeOilersRB1997Warrick DunnBuccaneersRB1998Randy Mo sVikingsWR1999Edgerrin JamesColtsRB2000Brian UrlacherBearsLB2001Kendrell BellSteelersLB2002Clinton PortisBroncosRB2003Anquan BoldinCardinalsWR2004Ben RoethlisbergerSteelersQB2005Shawne MerrimanChargersLB2006Vince YoungTitansQB2007Adrian PetersonVikingsRB2008Matt RyanFalconsQB2009Percy HarvinVikingsWR2010Ndamukong SuhLionsDT2011Cam NewtonPanthersQB2012Robert Griffin IIIWashingtonQB2013Eddie LacyPackersRB2014Odell Beckham Jr.GiantsWR2015Todd GurleyRamsRB2016Ezekiel ElliottCowboysRB2017Alvin KamaraSaintsRB2018Saquon BarkleyGiantsRB2019Nick Bosa49ersDE2020Justin JeffersonVikingsWR2021Ja'Marr ChaseBengalsWR2022Sauce GardnerJetsCB2023Puka NacuaRamsWRSporting News initially handed out an Executive of the Year award in 1955 and 1956. The award returned in 1972.Bill Polian has won the most Sporting News Executive of the Year awards with six. Polian won two awards each with the Bills, Panthers, and Colts acro s his esteemed career.Former Giants general manager George Young trails Polian with five awards. No other executive has won the award more than two times.SeasonWinnerTeam1955Dan ReevesRams1956George HalasBears1972Dan RooneySteelers1973Jim FinksVikings1974Art RooneySteelers1975Joe ThomasColts1976Al DavisRaiders1977Tex SchrammCowboys1978John ThompsonSeahawks1979John SandersChargers1980Eddie LeBaronFalcons1981Paul BrownBengals1982Bobby
Wes Iwundu Jersey BeathardWashington1983Bobby BeathardWashington1984George YoungGiants1985Mike McCaskeyBears1986George YoungGiants1987Jim FinksSaints1988Bill PolianBills1989John McVay49ers1990George YoungGiants1991Bill PolianBills1992Ron WolfPackers1993George YoungGiants1994Carmen Policy49ers1995Bill PolianPanthers1996Bill PolianPanthers1997George YoungGiants1998Jeff DiamondVikings1999Bill PolianColts2000Randy MuellerSaints2001Dan RooneySteelers2002Bruce AllenRaiders2003Scott PioliPatriots2004Scott PioliPatriots2005Art Rooney IISteelers2006Mickey LoomisSaints2007Ted ThompsonPackers2008Thomas DimitroffFalcons2009Bill PolianColts2010Thomas DimitroffFalcons2011Ted ThompsonPackers2012Ryan GrigsonColts2013No Selection2014Steve KeimCardinals2015Dave GettlemanPanthers2016Reggie McKenzieRaiders2017Howie RosemanEagles2018Ryan PaceBears2019Eric DeCostaRavens2020Brandon BeaneBills2021Duke TobinBengals2022Brandon BeaneBills2023Brad HolmesLionsSporting News has awarded a Coach of the Year honor since 1947. While there was no selection for some years early on, including from 1957 to 1960, the award has been handed out consistently each season since 1963.Legendary Dolphins coach Don Shula and current Chiefs coach Andy Reid are tied for the most Sporting News Coach of the Year honors with four. Paul Brown, Joe Gibbs and Mike Smith have all won the award three times.The Giants have won more Coach of the Year awards than any other team, with six.SeasonWinnerTeam1947Jimmy ConzelmanCardinals1948Earle NealeEagles1949Paul BrownBrowns1950Steve OwenGiants1951Paul BrownBrowns1952J. Hampton PoolRams1953Paul BrownBrowns1955Joe KuharichWashington1956Jim Lee HowellGiants1961Vince LombardiPackers1963George HalasBears1964Don ShulaColts1965George HalasBears1966Tom LandryCowboys1967George AllenRams1968Don ShulaColts1969Bud GrantVikings1970Don ShulaDolphins1971George AllenRams1972Don ShulaDolphins1973Chuck KnoxRams1974Don CoryellCardinals1975Ted MarchibrodaColts1976Chuck FairbanksPatriots1977Red MillerBroncos1978Jack PateraSeahawks1979Dick VermeilEagles1980Chuck KnoxBills1981Bill Walsh49ers1982Joe GibbsWashington1983Joe GibbsWashington1984Chuck KnoxSeahawks1985Mike DitkaBears1986Bill ParcellsGiants1987Jim MoraSaints1988Marv LevyBills1989Lindy InfantePackers1990George Seifert49ers1991Joe GibbsWashington1992Bill CowherSteelers1993Dan ReevesGiants1994George Seifert49ers1995Ray RhodesEagles1996Dom CapersPanthers1997Jim Fa selGiants1998Dan ReevesGiants1999Dick VermeilRams2000Andy ReidEagles2001Dick JauronBears2002Andy ReidEagles2003Bill BelichickPatriots2004Bill CowherSteelers2005Tony DungyColts2006Sean PaytonSaints2007Bill BelichickPatriots2008Mike SmithFalcons2009Sean PaytonSaints2010Mike SmithFalcons2011Jim Harbaugh49ers2012Mike SmithFalcons2013Ron RiveraPanthers2014Bruce
Luka Doncic Jersey AriansCardinals2015Ron RiveraPanthers2016Andy ReidChiefs2017Sean McVayRams2018Andy ReidChiefs2019Kyle Shanahan49ers2020Kevin StefanskiBrowns2021Mike VrabelTitans2022Sean McDermottBills2023Dan CampbellLionsSporting News launched the Coordinator of the Year award in 2008 and resumed it in 2016 after a three-year hiatus. No coordinator has won it more than once, due in part to many winners becoming head coaches elsewhere.SeasonWinnerTeamPosition2008Dick LeBeauSteelersDC2009Dom CapersPackersDC2010Mike MularkeyFalconsOC2011Wade PhillipsCowboysDC2012Bruce AriansColtsOC/Interim HC2016Kyle ShanahanFalconsOC2017Todd WashJaguarsDC2018Vic FangioBearsDC2019Robert Saleh49ersDC2020Eric BieniemyChiefsOC2021Dan QuinnCowboysDC2022DeMeco Ryans49ersDC2023Mike MacdonaldRavensDCSporting News published its first NFL All-Pro team in 1954, after publishing the teams selected by New York Daily News from 1950 to 1953.The format underwent changes over the years, naming an Eastern Division and Western Division team from 1958 to 1969 before switching to an offensive and defensive team for both the AFC and NFC in 1970.Since 1980, Sporting News has selected one all-NFL team that includes offense, defense, and specialists.Jerry Rice leads all offensive players with 10 selections to Sporting News' All-Pro team, while Bruce Smith leads defensive players with nine.
