Updated: 2011 AP Awards Announced

[WoodysGirl]

willbrinson Will Brinson
Von Miller wins AP Defensive Rookie of the Year

evansilva Evan Silva
Von Miller received 39 of the AP's 50 votes for 2011 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. Aldon Smith got the other 11.


JeffDarlington Jeff Darlington
49ers coach Jim Harbaugh has been named the AP's Coach of the Year.

greggrosenthal gregg rosenthal
Coach of the Year votes: Harbaugh 45, McCarthy 3, Fox (?!) 2

StaceyDales StaceyDales
After O-ROY honor, Cam Newton just told me, his winning prediction for SB #46: "the team that's gonna win, is wearing red, white, and blue"

willbrinson Will Brinson
Matthew Stafford wins Comeback Player of the Year Award. Announced by Steve Young, Jerry Rice and Deion.

evansilva Evan Silva
Suggs won DPOY with 21 of 50 votes. Jared Allen had 14. JPP, Justin Smith, Navorro Bowman & Pat Willis, and Charles Woodson also got votes.

JeffDarlington Jeff Darlington
Terrell Suggs has been named AP Defensive Player of the Year: "I want to thank my parents for deciding to go through with it."

Panthers QB Cam Newton has been named the @Pepsi Rookie of the Year.

willbrinson: Drew Brees wins AP Offensive Player of the Year.

JeffDarlington Jeff Darlington
Saints QB Drew Brees has been named the AP's Offensive Player of the Year.

SI_PeterKing Peter King
Congrats to @AaronRodgers12 for winning the NFL MVP. Well-deserved.

 

[Tricericon]

Both as expected.

 

[Cowboys&LakersFan]

Well deserved. When is the MVP announced?

 

[Avery]

All were expected.

 

[RS12]

No arguements.

 

[WoodysGirl]

The awards are slowly coming in, because they're taping a show to air on NBC or NFL Network tonight.

I'll update the first post as I see it on twitter.

 

[SDCowboy]

Wow...Romo even got screwed on comeback player of the year...

 

[Cowboys&LakersFan]

Wow...Romo even got screwed on comeback player of the year...

I don't think he did. Even though I think Romo is a better player than Stafford, he did have a great comeback season as well and led his team to the playoffs. This is one of those things where if either Romo or Stafford win I'm ok with it.

 

[SDCowboy]

I don't think he did. Even though I think Romo is a better player than Stafford, he did have a great comeback season as well and led his team to the playoffs. This is one of those things where if either Romo or Stafford win I'm ok with it.

I would think Romo coming back, immediately getting reinjured again and coming back from that with the season he had, would have put him over the top.

 

[Tricericon]

I don't think he did. Even though I think Romo is a better player than Stafford, he did have a great comeback season as well and led his team to the playoffs. This is one of those things where if either Romo or Stafford win I'm ok with it.

Stafford came back from what, exactly?

You have to be good before the injury in order for it to be a comeback. He wasn't. Undeserving selection.

I don't know who should have gotten it, mind you, I just know it shouldn't have been Stafford.

 

[Cowboys&LakersFan]

Stafford came back from what, exactly?

You have to be good before the injury in order for it to be a comeback. He wasn't. Undeserving selection.

I don't know who should have gotten it, mind you, I just know it shouldn't have been Stafford.

He was injured all of last season. He came back and had a great season. I don't know how you can say he doesn't deserve it.

 

[Tricericon]

He was injured all of last season. He came back and had a great season. I don't know how you can say he doesn't deserve it.

Comeback Player of the Year is to recognize a guy who has returned to playing at a high level after a down spell (due to injury or w/e). You can't return to playing at a high level if you were never playing at a high level.

 

[SDCowboy]

He was injured all of last season. He came back and had a great season. I don't know how you can say he doesn't deserve it.

You are supposed to have been playing at a high level pre-injury.

 

[Cowboys&LakersFan]

Comeback Player of the Year is to recognize a guy who has returned to playing at a high level after a down spell (due to injury or w/e). You can't return to playing at a high level if you were never playing at a high level.

Ok didn't know that. In that case it should go to Romo.

 

[WoodysGirl]

MVP, DPOY and OPOY announced

 

[Cowboys&LakersFan]

Can't really argue with any of the selections with the exception of the Comeback award.

 

[Cowboys&LakersFan]

Rodgers won MVP in a landslide.

Source: ESPN

INDIANAPOLIS -- Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award in a landslide.

 

[Joshmil53]

How Romo didn't even get ONE vote for comeback of the year is bull****.

 

[Gemini Dolly]

Romo didnt even get one vote. Thats cold. I agree with Matthew Stafford getting the award.

 

[The30YardSlant]

So stupid that Rodgers wins MVP buy not OPOY. That will never, ever make sense to me. If an offensive player wins league MVP, he's also the offensive player of the year. I don't care about the "not giving two awards to the same guy" crap.