9th Annual NFL Honors explained

Number:	9
Award:	NFL Honors
Site:	Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami, Florida
Host:	Steve Harvey
Network:	Fox
Duration:	Two hours
Last:	8th
Next:	10th

The 9th Annual NFL Honors was an awards presentation by the National Football League that honored its players from the 2019 NFL season. It was held on February 1, 2020, at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami, Florida and was pre-recorded for same-day broadcast on Fox in the United States at 8:00 PM/7:00 CT. Five inductees announced during taping of the ceremony will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio August 5–9, 2021, the event having been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] It was hosted by Steve Harvey for the second consecutive year.^[2]

List of award winners

Award	Player	Position	Team	Ref
AP MVP	Lamar Jackson	QB	Baltimore Ravens	^[3]
AP NFL Coach of the Year	John Harbaugh	HC	Baltimore Ravens	^[4]
AP Assistant Coach of the Year	Greg Roman	OC	Baltimore Ravens	^[5]
	Michael Thomas	WR	New Orleans Saints	^[6]
AP Defensive Player of the Year	Stephon Gilmore	CB	New England Patriots	^[7]
Pepsi Next Rookie of the Year	Nick Bosa	DE	San Francisco 49ers
AP Offensive Rookie of the Year	Kyler Murray	QB	Arizona Cardinals	^[8]
AP Defensive Rookie of the Year	Nick Bosa	DE	San Francisco 49ers	^[9]
AP Comeback Player of the Year	Ryan Tannehill	QB	Tennessee Titans	^[10]
Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the year	Matt Land	HC	Dalton High School
Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award	Calais Campbell	DE	Jacksonville Jaguars
FedEx Air Player of the Year	Lamar Jackson	QB	Baltimore Ravens
FedEx Ground Player of the Year	Derrick Henry	RB	Tennessee Titans
Bridgestone Performance Play of the Year		P & K	Miami Dolphins
Courtyard Unstoppable Performance of the Year	Patrick Mahomes	QB	Kansas City Chiefs
Microsoft Surface Anything But Ordinary Player of the Year	Larry Fitzgerald	WR	Arizona Cardinals
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Player of the Year	Christian McCaffrey	RB	Carolina Panthers
Bud Light Celly of the Year	None	WR corps	Seattle Seahawks
Salute to Service Award Presented by USAA	Donnie Edwards	LB	Los Angeles Chargers
Deacon Jones Award	Shaquil Barrett	LB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Art Rooney Award	Adrian Peterson	RB	Washington Redskins	^[11]
Bart Starr Award	Eli Manning	QB	New York Giants	^[12]
Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020	Steve Atwater	S		^[13]
	Isaac Bruce	WR
	Steve Hutchinson	G
	Edgerrin James	RB
	Troy Polamalu	S

Winners and candidates

† = First time recipient ‡ = Successive recipient

Winners are denoted in bold

AP MVP

See main article: article and Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player Award.

Player	Position	Team	Notes
Lamar Jackson †	QB	Baltimore Ravens	Second unanimous AP MVP in history
Source:^[14]

AP Coach of the Year

See main article: article and Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year Award.

Player	Team
John Harbaugh †	Baltimore Ravens
Matt LaFleur	Green Bay Packers
Sean McDermott	Buffalo Bills
Mike Tomlin	Pittsburgh Steelers
Kyle Shanahan	San Francisco 49ers
Sean Payton	New Orleans Saints
Source:^[15]

AP Offensive Player of the Year

See main article: article and Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award.

Player	Position	Team
Michael Thomas †	WR	New Orleans Saints
Lamar Jackson	QB	Baltimore Ravens
Christian McCaffrey	RB	Carolina Panthers
Source:

AP Defensive Player of the Year

See main article: article and Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award.

Player	Position	Team
Stephon Gilmore †	CB	New England Patriots
Chandler Jones	DE/LB	Arizona Cardinals
Aaron Donald	DT	Los Angeles Rams
T. J. Watt	DE/LB	Pittsburgh Steelers
Source:

AP Offensive Rookie of the Year

See main article: article and Associated Press NFL Rookie of the Year Award.

Player	Position	Team
Kyler Murray †	QB	Arizona Cardinals
A. J. Brown	WR	Tennessee Titans
Josh Jacobs	RB	Oakland Raiders
Source:^[16]

AP Defensive Rookie of the Year

See main article: article and Associated Press NFL Rookie of the Year Award.

Player	Position	Team
Nick Bosa †	DE	San Francisco 49ers
Maxx Crosby	DE	Oakland Raiders
Josh Allen	DE	Jacksonville Jaguars
Source:

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Week Postponed Amid Covid-19 Pandemic. Pro Football Hall of Fame. June 25, 2020. September 17, 2020.
2. Web site: Steve Harvey Returns to Host NFL Honors . nflcommunications.com . February 1, 2020.
3. Web site: Complete list of 'NFL Honors' award winners . NFL.com . February 1, 2020 . February 1, 2020.
4. Web site: Ravens' John Harbaugh wins 2019 Coach of the Year . NFL.com . Jeremy . Bergman . February 1, 2020 . February 1, 2020.
5. Web site: Ravens' Greg Roman named NFL's top assistant coach . NFL.com . Grant . Gordon . February 1, 2020 . February 1, 2020.
6. Web site: Saints WR Michael Thomas named 2019 NFL OPOY . NFL.com . Jelani . Scott . February 1, 2020 . February 1, 2020.
7. Web site: Stephon Gilmore named 2019 Defensive Player of Year . NFL.com . Nick . Shook . February 1, 2020 . February 1, 2020.
8. Web site: Cards' Kyler Murray named Offensive Rookie of Year . NFL.com . Kevin . Patra . February 1, 2020 . February 1, 2020.
9. Web site: 49ers DE Nick Bosa named Defensive Rookie of Year . NFL.com . Kevin . Patra . February 1, 2020 . February 1, 2020.
10. Web site: Ryan Tannehill named 2019 Comeback Player of Year . NFL.com . Grant . Gordon . February 1, 2020 . February 1, 2020.
11. Web site: Adrian Peterson Wins Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award . Kyle . Stackpole . Redskins.com . February 1, 2020 . February 1, 2020.
12. Web site: Super Bowl Breakfast . superbowlbreakfast.com. February 1, 2020 . February 1, 2020.
13. Web site: Five Modern-Era Players Elected to Hall of Fame . February 1, 2020 . Pro Football Hall of Fame . September 17, 2020.
14. Web site: Paul Rudd Presents the MVP Award! 2020 NFL Honors. February 1, 2020.
15. Web site: Offensive, Defensive, Comeback Player & Coach of the Year! 2020 NFL Honors. February 1, 2020.
16. Web site: Offensive and Defensive Rookies of the Year! 2020 NFL Honors. February 1, 2020.