NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
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The NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year is an annual award given to the most outstanding first-year defensive player in the National Football League.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Context triple: [NFL Defensive Player of the Year, relatedAward, NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year]
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A.
NFL Defensive Player of the Year
The NFL Defensive Player of the Year is an annual award recognizing the league’s most outstanding defensive player for that season.
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B.
NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
The NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year is an annual award given to the league’s most outstanding first-year offensive player.
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C.
NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award
The NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award is an annual honor given to the most outstanding offensive player in the National Football League each season.
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D.
Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award
The Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award is an annual honor given to the standout performer of the NFL's championship game, recognizing the player deemed most crucial to their team's success in that Super Bowl.
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E.
NFL Most Valuable Player Award
The NFL Most Valuable Player Award is an annual honor given to the player judged to be the most outstanding in the National Football League during the regular season.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Target entity description: The NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year is an annual award given to the most outstanding first-year defensive player in the National Football League.
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A.
NFL Defensive Player of the Year
The NFL Defensive Player of the Year is an annual award recognizing the league’s most outstanding defensive player for that season.
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B.
NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
The NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year is an annual award given to the league’s most outstanding first-year offensive player.
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C.
NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award
The NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award is an annual honor given to the most outstanding offensive player in the National Football League each season.
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D.
Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award
The Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award is an annual honor given to the standout performer of the NFL's championship game, recognizing the player deemed most crucial to their team's success in that Super Bowl.
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E.
NFL Most Valuable Player Award
The NFL Most Valuable Player Award is an annual honor given to the player judged to be the most outstanding in the National Football League during the regular season.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Football League award
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sports award ⓘ |
| awardCategory | defense ⓘ |
| competitionClass | National Football League ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| eligibleParticipants | NFL defensive players in their first season ⓘ |
| excludes | postseason performance ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1967 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| givenFor | most outstanding defensive rookie season in the NFL ⓘ |
| givenTo |
defensive player
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rookie ⓘ |
| governingBody |
National Football League
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surface form:
National Football League (for league eligibility)
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| hasAbbreviation | NFL DROY ⓘ |
| hasCounterpart |
NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
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surface form:
AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
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| hasGenderRestriction | none ⓘ |
| hasHigherLevelAward |
NFL Defensive Player of the Year
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surface form:
AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year
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| inception | 1967 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| league | National Football League ⓘ |
| mediaType | sports journalism award ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Aaron Donald
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Brian Urlacher ⓘ Deion Sanders ⓘ Derrick Thomas ⓘ Julius Peppers ⓘ Lawrence Taylor ⓘ Micah Parsons ⓘ Nick Bosa ⓘ Sauce Gardner ⓘ |
| organizer | Associated Press ⓘ |
| partOf | AP NFL awards ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Associated Press ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
NFL Defensive Player of the Year
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NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year ⓘ |
| rookieStatusDefinition | first season on an NFL active roster ⓘ |
| scope | regular season only ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria | performance during rookie regular season ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | vote by a panel of media members ⓘ |
| shortName |
NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
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| sport | American football ⓘ |
| typicalAnnouncementTime | around Super Bowl week ⓘ |
| typicalPositionGroups |
defensive back
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defensive lineman ⓘ linebacker ⓘ |
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Subject: NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Description of subject: The NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year is an annual award given to the most outstanding first-year defensive player in the National Football League.
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AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award
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NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award
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AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award
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AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
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AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award
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Associated Press NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award
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NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award (PFWA)
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Jerod Mayo
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Associated Press NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award
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NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award
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Charles Woodson
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NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award
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NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award
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Terrell Suggs
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NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award