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The Associated Press NFL Rookie of the Year Award is an annual award given to the top offensive and defensive first-year players in the National Football League (NFL) as adjudged by the Associated Press (AP). Winners are selected by a nationwide panel of 50 members of the AP who regularly cover the league. The AP has chosen an offensive rookie of the year since 1957 and a defensive rookie of the year since 1967.
Quandre Mosely is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Eastern Arizona College and the University of Kentucky. He played two seasons at the junior college level before joining Kentucky in 2019.
T. J. Carter is an American football defensive end for the Michigan Panthers of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Kentucky and was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2020. He also spent time with the New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers, as well as the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League (USFL).
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