Denver Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain II was named the 2024 AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year at NFL Honors on Thursday night. Surtain becomes just the second defensive back to win the award ...

The Associated Press (AP) released their finalists for its eight major regular season awards, including most valuable player, defensive player of the year and offensive/defensive player of the year.

While a couple of other organizations began handing out a version of the NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award a few years before the Associated Press first did so in 1971 (others still do), the ...

Two other former Alabama alumni received votes for AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Green Bay Packers safety Xavier McKinney had two second-place votes, one third-place vote, one fourth-place ...

Cleveland's edge-rushing monster earned his first Associated Press 2023 Defensive Player of the Year Award on Thursday at NFL Honors. Garrett edged the Pittsburgh Steelers' T.J. Watt, 165-140, in ...

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson did not win the AP Defensive Player of the Year award during Thursday night's NFL Honors special. Denver Broncos defensive back Patrick Surtain II ...

AP Defensive Player of the Year. Patrick Surtain II became the seventh cornerback to win the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year award. The Denver Broncos’ All-Pro allowed just 37 receptions ...

NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year candidates 1. Cam Ward, QB, Tennessee Titans. Yes, there was no stretch required to make this choice. The No. 1 pick is a natural front-runner for an award that ...

While the AP first introduced a Rookie of the Year Award in 1957, it was initially only reserved for offensive players. In 1967, however, two first-year players earned recognition with the ...

Then, in 2017, he picked up a Defensive Player of the Year award. Donald had 11 sacks – great for a defensive tackle, with five forced fumbles as well. 48 of 53 ...

Surtain was named the NFL's AP Defensive Player of the Year on Thursday night, becoming just the second defensive back to receive the honor since 2010, joining Stephone Gilmore (2019).