NFL Most Valuable Player Award should not be confused with Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award.
The National Football League Most Valuable Player Award (NFL MVP) is an award given by various entities to the American football player who is considered the most valuable in the National Football League (NFL) during the regular season. Organizations which issue an NFL MVP award include the Associated Press (AP) and the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA).[1] Since the 2011 season, the NFL has held the annual NFL Honors ceremony, which recognizes the winner of the Associated Press MVP award.[2]
The first award described as a most valuable player award was the Joe F. Carr Trophy, presented by the NFL from to . Other organizations that previously issued an MVP include Sporting News and United Press International (UPI). The Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) awarded the Jim Thorpe Trophy.
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| — | — | — | — | — | Pat Harder | ||
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| — | — | — | — | — | Otto Graham | ||
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| — | — | — | — | — | Otto Graham (2) | ||
| — | — | — | — | Joe Perry | |||
| — | — | — | Otto Graham (3) | ||||
| — | — | — | Frank Gifford | ||||
| — | — | Y. A. Tittle | |||||
| Jim Brown (2) | — | Jim Brown (2) | — | Jim Brown | |||
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| — | — | Norm Van Brocklin | |||||
| — | — | Paul Hornung | |||||
| — | — | Y. A. Tittle (2) | |||||
| — | Y. A. Tittle (2) | Y. A. Tittle (2) Jim Brown (2) | — | Jim Brown (2) | |||
| Johnny Unitas (2) | — | Johnny Unitas (2) | — | Johnny Unitas (2) | |||
| Jim Brown (3) | — | Jim Brown (3) | Jim Brown (3) | — | Jim Brown (3) | ||
| — | Bart Starr | ||||||
| Johnny Unitas (3) | — | Johnny Unitas (3) | Johnny Unitas (2) | — | Johnny Unitas (3) | ||
| — | — | Earl Morrall | |||||
| — | — | Roman Gabriel | |||||
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| Earl Campbell (2) | — | Earl Campbell (2) | — | — | |||
| Earl Campbell (3) | — | — | |||||
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| Walter Payton (2) | — | — | |||||
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| Joe Montana (2) | Jerry Rice (2) | — | — | ||||
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| Emmitt Smith (2) | — | — | |||||
| Steve Young (2) | Steve Young (2) | Steve Young (2) | — | — | |||
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| Brett Favre (2) | Brett Favre (2) | Brett Favre (2) | Brett Favre (2) | — | — | ||
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| Kurt Warner (2) | Marshall Faulk (2) | Marshall Faulk (2) | Kurt Warner (2) | — | — | ||
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| Peyton Manning (2) | Peyton Manning (2) | Peyton Manning (2) | — | — | |||
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| Peyton Manning (3) | Peyton Manning (2) | — | Kurt Warner (3) | — | — | ||
| Peyton Manning (4) | Peyton Manning (3) | — | — | — | — | ||
| Tom Brady (2) | Tom Brady (2) | — | — | — | — | ||
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| Peyton Manning (5) | Peyton Manning (4) | — | — | — | — | ||
| Aaron Rodgers (2) | Aaron Rodgers (2) | — | — | — | — | ||
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| Tom Brady (3) | Tom Brady (3) | — | — | — | — | ||
| Patrick Mahomes | — | — | — | — | |||
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| Aaron Rodgers (3) | Aaron Rodgers (3) | — | — | — | — | ||
| Aaron Rodgers (4) | Aaron Rodgers (4) | — | — | — | — | ||
| Patrick Mahomes (2) | Patrick Mahomes (2) | — | — | — | — | ||
| Lamar Jackson (2) | Lamar Jackson (2) | — | — | — | — |