Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes named league MVP

On Thursday, the NFL handed out awards from the 2022 season at the 12th Annual NFL Honors. Before he plays in Super Bowl 57, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was shown a little love as he was named the AP Most Valuable Player for the second time in his career.

Mahomes led the NFL in passing yards(5250) and touchdown passes(41).

Raiders running back Josh Jacobs, who led the NFL in rushing(1653) this season, became the first recipient of the Jim Brown Award, and Cowboys quarter Dak Prescott was awarded the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year. 

Below is the complete list of awards and winners:

AP Most Valuable Player	Patrick Mahomes	Kansas City Chiefs
AP Coach of the Year	Brian Daboll	New York Giants
AP Comeback Player of the Year	Geno Smith	Seattle Seahawks
AP Offensive Player of the Year presented by Microsoft Surface	Justin Jefferson	Minnesota Vikings
AP Defensive Player of the Year	Nick Bosa	San Francisco 49ers
AP Offensive Rookie of the Year	Garrett Wilson	New York Jets
AP Defensive Rookie of the Year	Sauce Gardner	New York Jets
AP Assistant Coach of the Year	DeMeco Ryans	San Francisco 49ers
NFL AWARDS	WINNER	TEAM
Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year	Dak Prescott	Dallas Cowboys
Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award	Calais Campbell	Baltimore Ravens
Deacon Jones Award	Nick Bosa	San Francisco 49ers
Jim Brown Award	Josh Jacobs	Las Vegas Raiders