7th Annual NFL Honors

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7th NFL Honors
DateFebruary 3, 2018 (2018-02-03)
Site Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hosted by Rob Riggle
Television coverage
Network NBC
Duration2 hours

The 7th Annual NFL Honors was an awards presentation by the National Football League that honored its best players from the 2017 NFL season. It was held on February 3, 2018 at 5:00 PM CT and pre-recorded for same-day broadcast on NBC in the United States at 9:00 PM/8:00 PM CT.

Contents

List of award winners

AwardPlayerPositionTeamRef
AP MVP Tom Brady QB New England Patriots [1]
AP Coach of the Year Sean McVay HC Los Angeles Rams [1]
AP Assistant Coach of the Year Pat Shurmur OC Minnesota Vikings [1]
AP Offensive Player of the Year Todd Gurley RB Los Angeles Rams [1]
AP Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald DT Los Angeles Rams [1]
Pepsi NEXT Rookie of the Year Alvin Kamara RB New Orleans Saints [1]
AP Offensive Rookie of the Year Alvin Kamara RB New Orleans Saints [1]
AP Defensive Rookie of the Year Marshon Lattimore CB New Orleans Saints [1]
AP Comeback Player of the Year Keenan Allen WR Los Angeles Chargers [1]
Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year AwardRobert Garrett HC Crenshaw High School [2]
Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award J. J. Watt DE Houston Texans [1]
FedEx Air Player of the Year Carson Wentz QB Philadelphia Eagles [1]
FedEx Ground Player of the Year Todd Gurley RB Los Angeles Rams [1]
Bridgestone Performance Play of the Year The "Minneapolis Miracle" Minnesota Vikings [1]
Greatness on the Road Award Deshaun Watson QB Houston Texans [1]
Game Changer Award presented by Secret Samantha Gordon RB [1]
Salute to Service Award Andre Roberts WR Atlanta Falcons [1]
Deacon Jones Award Chandler Jones OLB Arizona Cardinals [3]
Art Rooney Award Luke Kuechly LB Carolina Panthers [1]
Castrol EDGE Clutch Performer of the Year Drew Brees QB New Orleans Saints [1]
Built Ford Tough Offensive Line of the Year Halapoulivaati Vaitai LT Philadelphia Eagles [4]
Stefen Wisniewski LG
Jason Kelce C
Brandon Brooks RG
Lane Johnson RT
Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2018 Bobby Beathard GM [1]
Robert Brazile LB
Brian Dawkins S
Jerry Kramer G
Ray Lewis LB
Randy Moss WR
Terrell Owens WR
Brian Urlacher LB
Celebration of the Year Philadelphia Eagles Electric Slide Philadelphia Eagles [5]

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