7th Annual NFL Honors

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7th NFL Honors
Date	February 3, 2018 (2018-02-03)
Site	Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hosted by	Rob Riggle
Television coverage
Network	NBC
Duration	2 hours
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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.

List of award winners

Award	Player	Position	Team	Ref
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 Award	Robert 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]

In Memoriam

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "Running list of 2018 'NFL Honors' award winners". NFL.com. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
^ "Crenshaw's Robert Garrett named as Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year". abc7.com. KABC-TV. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
^ "Chandler Jones wins the Deacon Jones award". Retrieved February 4, 2018.
^ "Offensive Line of the Year: Versatile, athletic Eagles take prize". NFL.com. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
^ "Awards for the 2017 NFL Season Announced at NFL Honors". nflcommunications.com. NFL. Retrieved February 5, 2018.

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AP awards	Most Valuable Player Offensive Player Defensive Player Rookie Coach Assistant Coach Comeback Player
Other awards	Art Rooney Award Deacon Jones Award Don Shula High School Coach of the Year FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year Jim Brown Award Pepsi Rookie of the Year Play of the Year Salute to Service Award Walter Payton Man of the Year
Former awards	Built Ford Tough Offensive Line of the Year (2016–2018) GMC Never Say Never Moment of the Year (2011–2014) Greatness on the Road Award (2011–2017) Madden Most Valuable Protectors Award (2009–2012)

2017 NFL season

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Miami	Cincinnati	Indianapolis	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Carolina	LA Rams
New England	Cleveland	Jacksonville	LA Chargers	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans	San Francisco
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