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NFL Honors
Presented by National Football League
Country United States
First awarded 2011

The NFL Honors is an annual awards presentation in the National Football League (NFL). From 2012-2021, it was held on the day before the Super Bowl. Since 2022, the ceremony is held on the Thursday before the Super Bowl, in the game's host city. The presentation was pre-recorded for same-day broadcast from 2012 to 2020. The first ever live broadcast of the ceremony was on February 6, 2021.

List of ceremonies

Ceremony Date MVP winner Viewers (in millions) Rating TV network Host Venue
1st Annual February 4, 2012 Aaron Rodgers (1) 3.50 2.2 NBC Alec Baldwin Murat Theatre, Old National Centre, Indianapolis, Indiana
2nd Annual February 2, 2013 Adrian Peterson (1) 3.80 0.9 CBS Mahalia Jackson Theater, New Orleans, Louisiana
3rd Annual February 1, 2014 Peyton Manning (5) 3.13 0.9 Fox Radio City Music Hall, New York City
4th Annual January 31, 2015 Aaron Rodgers (2) 4.70 1.2 NBC Seth Meyers Phoenix Symphony Hall, Phoenix, Arizona
5th Annual February 6, 2016 Cam Newton (1) 4.40 1.1 CBS Conan O'Brien Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
6th Annual February 4, 2017 Matt Ryan (1) 3.17 0.9 Fox Keegan-Michael Key Wortham Theater, Houston, Texas
7th Annual February 3, 2018 Tom Brady (3) 3.46 2.1 NBC Rob Riggle Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
8th Annual February 2, 2019 Patrick Mahomes (1) 3.42 2.1 CBS Steve Harvey Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia
9th Annual February 1, 2020 Lamar Jackson (1) 2.82 1.3 Fox Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami, Florida
10th Annual February 6, 2021 Aaron Rodgers (3) 2.59 1.6 CBS Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa, Florida
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
11th Annual February 10, 2022 Aaron Rodgers (4) 2.93 1.8 (1.6 on ABC, 0.3 on NFL Network) ABC, ESPN+, and NFL Network Keegan-Michael Key YouTube Theater, Inglewood, California
12th Annual February 9, 2023 Patrick Mahomes (2) 3.08 0.3 (on NFL Network) NBC, Peacock, and NFL Network Kelly Clarkson Symphony Hall, Phoenix, Arizona
13th Annual February 8, 2024 Lamar Jackson (2) 2.89 TBD CBS, Paramount+ and NFL Network Keegan-Michael Key Resorts World Theatre, Las Vegas, Nevada

Categories and awards

  • AP NFL Most Valuable Player Award
  • AP Coach of the Year Award
  • AP Assistant Coach of the Year Award
  • AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award
  • AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award
  • Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year Award (formerly Pepsi MAX Rookie of the Year)
  • AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award
  • AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award
  • AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award
  • GMC Never Say Never Moment of the Year
  • NFL.com Fantasy Player of the Year Award
  • Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award
  • Art Rooney Award
  • FedEX Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year
  • Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year Award
  • Bridgestone Performance Play of the Year
  • Greatness on the Road Award
  • Salute to Service Award
  • Deacon Jones Award
  • Madden Most Valuable Protectors Award (2011; no longer presented at the NFL Honors)
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