NFL 2025 Honors: Who Won the League's Biggest Awards & Why Fans Aren't Happy About It

The winners for the 2024 season of the National Football League were announced on Thursday. While some players and football staff members received major accolades that night, some fans believed the Most Valuable Player award went to the wrong person.

On February 7, 2025, the National Football League (NFL) on Fox revealed eight NFL Honors Award winners for the 2024 season on social media. However, netizens were not pleased with the selections.

Snoop Dogg hosted the 14th annual NFL Honors, celebrating another year of excellence across the league. During the event, The Associated Press' (AP) NFL Awards were announced, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2025 was revealed.

The List of Some Winners

Here are some of the winners announced at the Saenger Theater in New Orleans: Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills quarterback – AP Most Valuable Player (MVP). The Bills player edged out Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson for the win.

Josh secured 383 points and 27 first-place votes, while Lamar had 362 points and 23 votes. This made the Bills player the third one ever to win MVP without making first-team All-Pro.

Kevin O'Connell, the Minnesota Vikings head coach, won the AP Coach of the Year (COTY) award. He earned 361 points and 25 first-place votes.

Joe Burrow, the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback, was named AP Comeback Player of the Year. He secured first place with 370 points and 31 votes.

Saquon Barkley, the Philadelphia Eagles running back, won AP Offensive Player of the Year (OPOY). He secured a dominant victory with 406 points and 35 votes.

Patrick Surtain II, a Denver Broncos cornerback, was awarded AP Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY). The Broncos player won with 330 points and 26 votes, beating Bengals pass rusher Trey Hendrickson, who finished second with 205 points.

Jayden Daniels, the Washington Commanders quarterback, won AP Offensive Rookie of the Year (OROY). He claimed the award with 495 points and 49 of 50 votes, finishing ahead of Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers, who had 214 points.

Jared Verse, the Los Angeles Rams pass rusher, won AP Defensive Rookie of the Year (DROY). He earned 427 points and 37 first-place votes, beating Eagles cornerback Quinyon Mitchell, who finished second with 239 points.

Arik Armstead, the Jacksonville Jaguars defensive lineman, was honored with the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award. All 32 nominees received $55,000 to donate to a charity of their choice in their name. Arik was awarded $265,000 for his selected charity.

Eric Allen, Jared Allen, Antonio Gates, and Sterling Sharpe (senior) were inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025. However, football fans had mixed reactions to the winners.

Netizens React to the Winners

Agreeing with that sentiment, another person wrote, "not deserved." Someone else, also disapproving of the Bills player's win, exclaimed, "LMAO PITY AWARD!!! We all know SAQUON!! Is the real mvp !! [sic]" Another X user noted, "The only reason Josh Allen won MVP is because he hasn't won it before."

Expressing frustration, another netizen said, "I can't believe I'm saying this but Lamar was robbed," while someone else added, "Lamar is significantly more valuable than him. The game is played on the field, not on paper."

"Lamar got robbed! Lamar had a historic season! Pity award for Josh Allen!" argued an X user. Another person called it the "Biggest robbery of the century," while an Instagram user believed the entire process was "Rigged."

Despite the many disgruntled responses from fans, AmoMama would like to congratulate all the winners.