NFL Most Valuable Player Award

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National Football League award sports 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.

Aliases (5)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Football League award → sports award →
alsoKnownAs	AP NFL Most Valuable Player Award →
awardedFor	most valuable player performance →
awardingBodyType	news agency →
ceremony	NFL Honors →
competitionScope	NFL regular season →
country	United States →
excludes	postseason performance →
firstWinner	Jim Brown →
firstWinnerSeason	1957 NFL season →
frequency	annual →
governingOrganization	National Football League →
hasCategory	Awards established in 1957 → Most valuable player awards → National Football League trophies and awards →
hasDifferentVotersThan	NFL Players Association awards → Pro Football Writers of America awards →
hasMediaCoverageFrom	ESPN → NFL Network → major U.S. sports media outlets →
inception	1957 →
isConsidered	one of the highest individual honors in American football →
isPartOf	NFL Honors awards program →
isRelatedTo	NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award → NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award → Pro Bowl selections → Super Bowl MVP Award →
isUnofficiallyRegardedAs	primary NFL MVP award →
languageOfName	English →
league	National Football League →
notableMultipleWinner	Aaron Rodgers → Peyton Manning → Tom Brady →
presentedBy	Associated Press →
purpose	to honor the most outstanding player in the NFL regular season →
recordForMostAwardsHolder	Peyton Manning →
recordForMostAwardsNumber	5 →
region	North America →
selectionBody	Associated Press sportswriters and broadcasters →
selectionMethod	media panel voting →
sport	American football →
timePeriodCovered	regular season only →
typicalAnnouncementTime	end of NFL regular season or during playoffs →
typicalAnnouncementVenue	television broadcast →
typicalRecipientPosition	quarterback →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bart Starr → Earl Morrall → Joe Theismann → Lawrence Taylor →	awardReceived
Johnny Unitas ("NFL Most Valuable Player 1959") → Johnny Unitas ("NFL Most Valuable Player 1967") →	mvpAward
NFL Most Valuable Player Award ("AP NFL Most Valuable Player Award") →	alsoKnownAs
The GOAT ("NFL MVP") →	associatedWithAward
Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award →	distinctFrom
AP NFL Coach of the Year ("AP NFL Most Valuable Player Award") →	hasEquivalentIn
NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award →	isDistinctFrom
Frank Gifford →	mostValuablePlayerAward
NFL Defensive Player of the Year ("NFL Most Valuable Player") →	relatedAward