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Award given by the Associated Press
The
Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award
(
OPOY
) is given annually by the
Associated Press
(AP) to the
offensive
player in the
National Football League
(NFL) deemed to have had the most outstanding season. The winner is chosen by votes from a nationwide panel of sportswriters who regularly follow the NFL. Multiple-time awardees include
Marshall Faulk
and
Earl Campbell
, both of whom won the award three times, each consecutively.
Jerry Rice
,
Barry Sanders
,
Tom Brady
,
Terrell Davis
,
Drew Brees
, and
Peyton Manning
have each won the award twice. Campbell is the only player to win the award as a
rookie
, doing so in 1978.
Warren Moon
and
Priest Holmes
are the only undrafted players to win the award. The award is currently held by running back
Christian McCaffrey
of the
San Francisco 49ers
, who received it for the
2023 NFL season
after being just the third player in NFL history to post more than 2000 scrimmage yards in a season for two different franchises.
Every winner of the award has been either a
running back
or a
quarterback
, with the exception of
wide receivers
Jerry Rice, Michael Thomas, Cooper Kupp, and Justin Jefferson
[1]
Running backs have been awarded 26 times, followed by quarterbacks, with 20 awards. Of the 49 winners, 28 were also named the
AP NFL Most Valuable Player
in the same season. Since 2011, both awards have been given out at the annual
NFL Honors
ceremony along with other AP awards, including the
AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award
and
AP NFL Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year Awards
.
[2]
Players are often awarded after record-breaking or near-record-breaking offensive seasons. Running back
O. J. Simpson
won the award for 1973 after rushing for a record 2,003 yards, becoming the first NFL player to
rush for 2,000 yards in a season
.
[3]
When his record was broken by
Eric Dickerson
in 1984, Dickerson placed second in voting behind quarterback
Dan Marino
, who that year was the first to
pass for 5,000 yards in a season
.
[4]
Marino's 5,084 yards stood as the record for 27 years before being broken by
Drew Brees
in 2011, who won that season's award.
[5]
In turn, 2013 winner
Peyton Manning
set league single-season records for passing yards (5,477) and passing touchdowns (55).
[6]
Winners
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]
2006 winner
LaDainian Tomlinson
set NFL single-season records for rushing touchdowns (28), touchdowns from scrimmage (31), and points scored (186).
[7]
Adrian Peterson
won the award in 2012 after rushing for 2,097 yards, the second most all time by a player in a single season.
[8]
Multiple-time winners
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See also
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References
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]
- General
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- Footnotes
- ^
Hope, Dan (July 7, 2013).
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. Retrieved
May 26,
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.
The award is typically given to the league's most productive quarterback or running back. Of the 41 times it has been given, it's been won 39 times by either a quarterback or running back. The exception is San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice, who won the award in both 1987 and 1993
.
- ^
"First-ever 'NFL Honors' show will be hosted by Baldwin in Indy"
.
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- ^
a
b
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.
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.
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.
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- ^
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.
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.
- ^
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.
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- ^
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.
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.
- ^
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.
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.
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- ^
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.
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.
- ^
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.
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- ^
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.
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- ^
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.
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.
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- ^
"Rice is Offensive Player of the year"
.
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- ^
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.
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.
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- ^
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.
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- ^
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.
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- ^
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.
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- ^
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.
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- ^
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.
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- ^
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.
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- ^
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.
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- ^
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.
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. Retrieved
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- ^
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.
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- ^
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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