NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award

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The NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award is the award for the best player of the offense ( attack ) a season in the US American football -Liga National Football League (NFL). The NFL Offensive Player of the Year nomination is carried out annually by the Associated Press (AP). The title represents a high honor and increases the reputation of a player. The award is considered to be the most important award to an attacking player by the American press. This does not involve automatic admission to the Pro Football Hall of Fame . However, many players who received this honor were inducted into the NFL's Hall of Fame after their active careers .

List of appointed players

season Playername position NFL team
1972 Larry Brown RB Washington Redskins
1973 OJ Simpson RB Buffalo Bills
1974 Ken Stabler QB Oakland Raiders
1975 Fran Tarkenton QB Minnesota Vikings
1976 Bert Jones QB Baltimore Colts
1977 Walter Payton RB Chicago Bears
1978 Earl Campbell RB Houston Oilers
1979 Earl Campbell (2) RB Houston Oilers
1980 Earl Campbell (3) RB Houston Oilers
1981 Ken Anderson QB Cincinnati Bengals
1982 Dan Fouts QB San Diego Chargers
1983 Joe Theismann QB Washington Redskins
1984 Dan Marino QB Miami Dolphins
1985 Marcus Allen RB Los Angeles Raiders
1986 Eric Dickerson RB Los Angeles Rams
1987 Jerry Rice WR San Francisco 49ers
1988 Roger Craig RB San Francisco 49ers
1989 Joe Montana QB San Francisco 49ers
1990 Warren Moon QB Houston Oilers
1991 Thurman Thomas RB Buffalo Bills
1992 Steve Young QB San Francisco 49ers
1993 Jerry Rice (2) WR San Francisco 49ers
1994 Barry Sanders RB Detroit Lions
1995 Brett Favre QB Green Bay Packers
1996 Terrell Davis RB Denver Broncos
1997 Barry Sanders (2) RB Detroit Lions
1998 Terrell Davis (2) RB Denver Broncos
1999 Marshall Faulk RB St. Louis Rams
2000 Marshall Faulk (2) RB St. Louis Rams
2001 Marshall Faulk (3) RB St. Louis Rams
2002 Priest Holmes RB Kansas City Chiefs
2003 Jamal Lewis RB Baltimore Ravens
2004 Peyton Manning QB Indianapolis Colts
2005 Shaun Alexander RB Seattle Seahawks
2006 LaDainian Tomlinson RB San Diego Chargers
2007 Tom Brady QB New England Patriots
2008 Drew Brees QB New Orleans Saints
2009 Chris Johnson RB Tennessee Titans
2010 Tom Brady (2) QB New England Patriots
2011 Drew Brees (2) QB New Orleans Saints
2012 Adrian Peterson RB Minnesota Vikings
2013 Peyton Manning (2) QB Denver Broncos
2014 DeMarco Murray RB Dallas Cowboys
2015 Cam Newton QB Carolina Panthers
2016 Matt Ryan QB Atlanta Falcons
2017 Todd Gurley RB Los Angeles Rams
2018 Patrick Mahomes QB Kansas City Chiefs
2019 Michael Thomas WR New Orleans Saints

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