Who Is the NFL MVP?
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Who is the NFL MVP? This is a question that has been on the minds of football fans since the beginning of the season. There are a few players who are in the running for the title, but only one can be crowned the MVP.
Tom Brady
Tom Brady is the NFL MVP. He has played in ten Super Bowls, winning seven of them. He is a three-time league MVP and a four-time Super Bowl MVP. He has also been named to 14 Pro Bowls.
New England Patriots quarterback
Thomas Edward Patrick “Tom” Brady Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He is one of only two players to win five Super Bowls (the other being defensive end Charles Haley), the only quarterback to win five and the only player to win them all playing for one team. Brady has also been honored with four Super Bowl MVP awards (Super Bowl XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX, and LI), the most ever by a single player, has won two league MVP awards (2007 and 2010), has been selected to 14 Pro Bowls, and has led his team to more division titles (16) than any other quarterback in NFL history. As of the end of the 2016 season, Brady is fourth all-time in career passing yards, fourth in career touchdown passes, and third in career passer rating. His career postseason record is 25–9, winning more playoff games than any other quarterback in NFL history. Brady has never had a losing season as a starting quarterback in his NFL career.
Five-time Super Bowl champion
Tom Brady is one of the most successful quarterbacks in NFL history. He has played in ten Super Bowls, winning seven of them. He is a five-time Super Bowl MVP and was named the NFL MVP three times. He is also the oldest quarterback to win a Super Bowl, at age 41.
Aaron Rodgers
Packers quarterback Rodgers has enjoyed a sensational season, leading his team to a 13-3 record and the NFC North title. He has thrown for 4,438 yards and 45 touchdowns with just six interceptions, while also rushing for four TDs.
Green Bay Packers quarterback
Aaron Rodgers is an American football quarterback who plays for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Packers in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft. Rodgers played college football for the California Golden Bears, where he set several career passing records, including most touchdown passes in a single season. After backing up Brett Favre for three seasons, Rodgers became the Packers’ starting quarterback in 2008.
In Rodgers’ first season as a starter, he helped lead the Packers to a 13-3 record and an NFC North division title. The Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV, and Rodgers was named the Super Bowl MVP. He was also named the Associated Press (AP) Athlete of the Year for 2011. In 2014, he was named AP NFL MVP for the second time in his career.
Two-time NFL MVP
Aaron Rodgers is a two-time NFL MVP and Super Bowl champion. He is widely regarded as one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL.
Rodgers was born in Chico, California, and played college football at the University of California, Berkeley. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft.
Rodgers has been the Packers’ starting quarterback since 2008. He has led the Packers to nine straight playoff appearances, including six straight NFC North division titles and a Super Bowl championship in 2010. He was named Super Bowl MVP after leading the Packers to a victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV.
Rodgers has been named NFL MVP twice, in 2011 and 2014. He was also named AP Athlete of the Year in 2011.
Drew Brees
The National Football League MVP is an annual National Football League award given by various media outlets to the player who is considered the most valuable player of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel of 50 NFL writers and broadcasters.
New Orleans Saints quarterback
Brees was born in Austin, Texas, to Mina Ruth (née Aiken), an attorney, and Edgar Bennett Brees II, a medical administrator. He has an older brother, Reid. Brees was born to parents who had both played football in college — his father for Purdue University and his mother for the University of Texas — and he inherited their athletic ability. As a young boy Brees enjoyed throwing the football around with his father in the backyard. His favorite childhood team was the Miami Dolphins, where Dan Marino was his idol.
Eleven-time Pro Bowl selection
Drew Brees is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). A Pro Bowl selection 11 times, he was named Super Bowl MVP in 2010 after leading the Saints to a 31–17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV. He has led the NFL in passing yards a record six times.
Patrick Mahomes
Patrick Mahomes is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He is the Chiefs’ all-time passing leader in touchdowns, passing yards, and completions, and also holds the single-season Chiefs record for touchdown passes. Mahomes has also been named the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player (MVP), the NFL Offensive Player of the Year, and the NFL MVP.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback
Mahomes, who is in his third NFL season, has thrown for 5,097 yards and 50 touchdowns with only 10 interceptions. He has also rushed for 218 yards and two TDs.
2018 NFL MVP
Patrick Mahomes became the NFL’s Most Valuable Player in 2018, after a stellar season with the Kansas City Chiefs. He is the first African American quarterback to win the award.
Mahomes was born in Tyler, Texas, in 1995. His father, Pat Mahomes, was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Patrick Mahomes began playing football at an early age and continued to play both baseball and football through high school. He then attendedTexas Tech University, where he played football for the Red Raiders.
Mahomes was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He became the Chiefs’ starting quarterback midway through his rookie season, and led the team to an AFC West division title. In 2018, he had one of the best seasons by a quarterback in NFL history, throwing for over 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns. He was named First Team All-Pro and was voted unanimously as the NFL’s MVP.
The Chiefs made it to the AFC Championship game in 2019, but lost to the New England Patriots. In 2020, Mahomes signed a 10-year contract extension with the Chiefs that made him the highest-paid player in NFL history.