Great honor for Lamar Jackson.
At the NFL Awards in Miami, the Baltimore Ravens playmaker was named Best Player of the Year on the eve of the Super Bowl (NFL: Super Bowl between Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers LIVE on February 3rd from 12:30 p.m.).
The quarterback received all 50 votes from the experts at the Associated Press, making him only the second player after Tom Brady in 2010 to unanimously win the MVP election.
At 22 years and 356 days at the end of the regular season, Jackson is also the third youngest professional footballer to receive this award.
Harbaugh Coach of the Year
Jackson was selected only 32nd by the Ravens in the 2018 NFL Draft. In his second season as starting quarterback, he led his team with 14 wins and only two defeats to first place in the AFC. In the playoffs, however, was surprisingly early against the Titans terminus.
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Jackson was not the only Ravens representative to receive an award at the NFL Honors. Head coach John Harbaugh was named Coach of the Year. He relegated 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan and Packers coach Matt LaFleur to their places.
In addition, Offensive Coordinator Greg Roman was proud to be named Assistant Coach of the Year.
Super Bowl contestants San Francisco 49ers were also honored. Nick Bosa was named Defensive Rookie of the Year. In the offensive category, Cardinals playmaker Kyler Murray prevailed as the best rookie.
Tannehill honored for comeback
Saint-Receiver Michael Thomas was able to celebrate himself as Offensive Player of the Year. New England Patriots’ Stephon Gilmore was named Defensive Player of the Year.
Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill was honored for the best comeback of the year. The 31-year-old took over from Marcus Mariota after his trade from the Dolphins to the Titans and led his team into the conference finals.
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The Walter “Payton Man of the Year Award” for charitable causes and work in the communities off the football field went to Defensive End Calais Campbell of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
It got emotional when the former quarterback Peyton Manning took the stage. The two-time Super Bowl winner commemorated the NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, who died last Sunday, in a speech.
