Cleveland Browns defensive finish Myles Garrett has received the NFL Defensive Participant of the Yr award for the second time in his profession, doing so unanimously after a historic season.
Garrett obtained all 50 first-place votes and was offered with the award on the NFL Honours present in San Francisco.
The 29-year-old recorded 23 sacks in the course of the common season, setting a brand new NFL single-season document, and likewise led the league with 33 tackles for loss.
Accepting the award, Garrett paid tribute to these round him, saying: “It doesn’t simply begin with me. It begins with nice teammates, an important group, nice coaches having the ability to put us in place.
“I’m grateful for each single one in all my teammates to assist get me up right here. It’s not attainable with out them.”
Seahawks’ Smith-Njigba sweeps OPOTY
Seattle Seahawks large receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba was named Offensive Participant of the Yr after a standout third NFL season.
He led the league with a career-high 1,793 receiving yards, the eighth-highest complete in a single season in NFL historical past, and set franchise information for each receiving yards and receptions with 119.
Smith-Njigba obtained 14 first-place votes, ending forward of San Francisco 49ers operating again Christian McCaffrey and Los Angeles Rams large receiver Puka Nacua. He turned solely the second Seahawks participant to win the award, alongside former operating again Shaun Alexander.
Carolina Panthers large receiver Tetairoa McMillan was named Offensive Rookie of the Yr after main all first-year gamers in receiving yards and landing catches.
The eighth general decide within the 2025 draft completed the season with 1,014 yards, seven touchdowns and 70 receptions, breaking Kelvin Benjamin’s Panthers rookie receiving document and turning into simply the second participant in franchise historical past to surpass 1,000 yards as a rookie.
Mike Vrabel named COTY
New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel was named Coach of the Yr after guiding a dramatic turnaround in his first season in cost.
The Patriots improved from a 4-13 document to 14-3, successful the AFC East for the primary time since 2019 and reaching the Tremendous Bowl.
Vrabel’s 10-win enchancment tied the most effective ever by a first-year head coach, and he collected 19 first-place votes to say the award for the second time in his profession.
