NFL awards: Lamar Jackson wins MVP, Julius Peppers heads Hall of Fame class
Christian McCaffrey and Myles Garrett win top awards for offense and defense, while Kevin Stefanski of the Browns is named top coach.
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Christian McCaffrey and Myles Garrett win top awards for offense and defense, while Kevin Stefanski of the Browns is named top coach.
Lamar Jackson was a near-unanimous choice for his second AP NFL Most Valuable Player award. Baltimore's All-Pro quarterback received 49 of 50 first-place votes from a nationwide panel that includes media members who regularly cover the NFL, former players and coaches. The 27-year-old Jackson is the fourth player to win his second MVP before turning 28, joining Patrick Mahomes, Brett Favre and Jim Brown.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame now has a roster featuring every NFL franchise. Julius Peppers became the first player drafted by Carolina to make it to the Hall and Andre Johnson became the first for Houston as part of the 2024 class announced Thursday night at NFL Honors. The Panthers and Texans had been the last two franchises who hadn’t had a player they drafted get voted into the Hall.
First-time candidate Julius Peppers headlines a 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame class that has a distinctive defensive feel.
Jared Allen's mounting frustration with the Pro Football Hall of Fame's selection process continues into a fifth year. The former Vikings defensive end is not part of a seven-member Class of 2024 that features fellow edge rushers Dwight Freeney and Julius Peppers along with linebacker Patrick Willis, receiver Andre Johnson, returner Devin Hester and Seniors Committee choices Randy Gradishar ...