Patrick Mahomes: wins 2nd MVP award ahead of Super Bowl

The vote for the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award was dominated by Patrick Mahomes. He will now strive to end the MVP curse. A nationwide panel of media members who frequently cover the league gave 48 of 50 first-place votes to Mahomes, who also won in 2018, handily outpacing Jalen Hurts. Hurts received 193 points, one first-place vote, 26 seconds, 11 thirds, and 10 fourths, compared to his 490 points. Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles (16-3) take on Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs (16-3) in Sunday's Super Bowl. During the NFL Honors ceremony on Thursday night, Mahomes gave a video thank-you to the Chiefs organisation and his teammates. Without all of you, Mahomes declared, "I would never be standing here." "Together, we have sacrificed all every day to achieve the ultimate aim,the Big Game. Let's keep pursuing that goal this weekend.The Super Bowl MVP record over the previous nine seasons is 0-9. After the 1999 season, Kurt Warner was the last player to simultaneously win the MVP award and the Super Bowl. Josh Allen, the quarterback for the Bills, finished third with 151 points and won the other first-place vote. Both Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson and Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow finished in the top five. Along with Jim Brown (27) and Brett Favre (27), Patrick Mahomes is the third player to earn his second MVP award before turning 28. (22). In his first complete season as a starter, Mahomes won the 2018 NFL MVP award. That season, the Chiefs lost the AFC title game, but the following year, Mahomes led them to a Super Bowl triumph over San Francisco. The race that was second-closest Following his success in guiding the New York Giants to their first playoff berth in six years, Brian Daboll was named the AP Coach of the Year on Thursday.

Daboll defeated 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, who garnered 12 first-place votes and 100 total points, by receiving 16 first-place votes and 123 total points.Doug Pederson, the Jaguars' head coach, received five votes for first place and ended third with 75 points.It's a great honour, remarked Daboll. "When you accept a job, you don't give that any thought. You consider setting the culture and managing a team. Other prizes presented on Thursday: DeMeco Ryans, who served as the 49ers' defensive coordinator for the previous two seasons, was named the AP Assistant Coach of the Year. He is now the Texans' head coach. The race for the AP Defensive Player of the Year title was decisively won by Nick Bosa. San Francisco's All-Pro defensive end garnered 46 first-place votes after leading the NFL with 18 12 sacks during the regular season. In the NFC championship game, Bosa and the 49ers fell to the Eagles 31-7. He jokingly said that he is now prepared to begin the season.Bosa declared, "One weekend in Las Vegas is enough for me. Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner, a cornerback with the Jets, was named the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year. The Jets' No. 4 overall choice in the draught, Gardner, started each game. On 73 targets, he only allowed 33 receptions and had two interceptions. Kenneth Walker of the Seattle Seahawks lost to Jets receiver Garrett Wilson for the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year honour. Everything depends on this, Wilson remarked. "You worked so hard to get to this point, and it's fantastic to see it pay off."

The third pair of teammates to get both the offensive and defensive rookie honours in the same year is Wilson and Gardner. Marshon Lattimore and Alvin Kamara Mel Farr and Lem Barney of Detroit achieved it in 1967, and the Saints repeated it in 2017. Gardner says, "I was more delighted for Garrett." The AP Offensive Player of the Year title went to Justin Jefferson, who easily won it. The All-Pro wide receiver for Minnesota received 35 first-place votes and 192 points, easily defeating Patrick Mahomes, who finished in second place.It means a lot since this doesn't happen, especially where I come from, added Jefferson. "I was never trusted, and I wasn't well recruited." It's fantastic to receive this prize. The AP Comeback Player of the Year is Geno Smith, who qualified for his first Pro Bowl after regaining the role as full-time starter for the first time since 2014. The quarterback of the Seattle Seahawks passed for 4,282 yards and 30 touchdowns, helping Seattle to qualify for the NFC playoffs. Dak Prescott of the Cowboys won the Walter Payton Man of the Year award. The renowned award honours an  NFL player for excellent community service work performed off the field in ad NFL addition to their performance on it.