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Peyton Manning was named AP NFL MVP five times, more than any other player in history.

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 currently give an NFL MVP award or have in the past include the Associated Press (AP), the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA), and United Press International (UPI). The first award described as a most valuable player award was the Joe F. Carr Trophy, awarded by the NFL from 1938 to 1946. Today, the AP award is considered the de facto official NFL MVP award.^[1] Since the 2011 season, the NFL has held the annual NFL Honors ceremony to recognize the winner of the Associated Press MVP award.^[2]

Associated Press NFL MVP award

The AP has presented an MVP award since 1957.^[3][4] The award is voted upon by a panel of 50 sportswriters at the end of the regular season, before the playoffs, though the results are not announced to the public until the day before the Super Bowl.

Pro Football Writers Association NFL MVP award

Pro Football Writers of America began naming their most valuable player in 1975 and continue to do so as of the 2017 season.^[1][5]

Sporting News NFL Player of the Year award

Sporting News began awarding a National Football League (NFL) player of the year award in 1954. From 1970 to 1979, Sporting News chose American Football Conference (AFC) and National Football Conference (NFC) players of the year, and returned to a single winner in 1980. Beginning in 2012 Sporting News chose an offensive player of the year and a defensive player of the year.^[14][15]

Defunct awards

Newspaper Enterprise Association NFL MVP award

The Newspaper Enterprise Association presented its MVP award from 1955 to 2008.^[17] The winner was chosen by a poll of NFL players and received the Jim Thorpe Trophy,^[18] which by 1975 was described as "one of the pros' most coveted honors."^[19] Beginning in 1997, the trophy was presented by the Jim Thorpe Association, with the winner determined by a "vote of NFLPA representatives".^[20]

Joe F. Carr Trophy

The Joe F. Carr Trophy was the first award in the NFL to recognize a most valuable player. It was named in honor of NFL commissioner Joseph Carr and remains the only MVP award the NFL has officially sanctioned.^[40]

United Press International NFL MVP/POY award

United Press International gave an NFL MVP/player of the year award from 1948 through 1969, excepting 1949–50, and 1952. In 1970 UPI instituted separate awards for the NFC and AFC. In 1975 UPI added a Defensive Player of the Year Award for both the NFC and AFC.^[41]

See also

• American Football League Most Valuable Player Award


• Bert Bell Award


• Football Digest § NFL Player of the Year


• Sporting News NFL Player of the Year Award


• UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year


• UPI NFC Player of the Year


• Washington D.C. Touchdown Club § NFL Player of the Year awards

References

General

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  "Newspaper Ent. Assoc. NFL Most Valuable Player Winners". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  


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  "AP NFL Most Valuable Player Winners". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  


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