NEW ORLEANS — Buffalo Payments quarterback Josh Allen was named the NFL’s Most Helpful Participant on the 2025 NFL Honors ceremony on the Saenger Theatre in entrance of a packed home of NFL stars, alumni and celebrities Thursday evening.
Allen edged Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson for MVP in a decent vote. The Buffalo QB obtained 27 first-place votes, and the Baltimore QB received the opposite 23.
The Coach of the 12 months was the Minnesota Vikings’ Kevin O’Connell, Philadelphia Eagles operating again Saquon Barkley was chosen the Offensive Participant of the 12 months and Denver Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II was chosen the Defensive Participant of the 12 months.
Allen, 28, led the Payments to a 13-4 document and the No. 2 seed within the AFC, throwing 3,731 yards and 28 touchdowns towards simply six interceptions. He additionally ran for 531 yards and 12 touchdowns on 102 carries.
Jackson, 28, threw for 4,172 yards and 41 touchdowns with 4 interceptions, and he rushed for 915 yards and 4 scores. He was the MVP in 2019 and 2023.
“I love you guys,” Allen stated, acknowledging Jackson and the opposite finalists. “I do know that is a person award, however I feel it is derived from workforce success.
“I am so lucky to be a part of an amazing group.”
Allen was beforehand the MVP runner-up in 2020, a three-time Professional-Bowler (2020, 2022, 2024) and the 2020 PFWA Most Improved Participant.
Over seven seasons in Buffalo, Allen has thrown for over 26,000 yards with 195 touchdowns and added one other 4,142 yards and 65 touchdowns speeding.
The seventh total choice within the 2018 NFL Draft, Allen has led the Payments to the playoffs six straight seasons and to the AFC Championship Sport twice, together with this previous season.
In simply his third season as a head coach, O’Connell guided the Vikings to a 14-3 document, tied for the second-best document within the NFC.
Minnesota overachieved in line with most observers in 2024, sprinting out to a 5-0 begin and following that with a nine-game profitable streak to get to 14-2.
O’Connell pushed quite a lot of the proper buttons in 2024, from throwing his weight behind new starter Sam Darnold at quarterback (who had a profession season in beginning all 17 video games) to persevering with to search out methods to make the most of his different offensive weapons in artistic methods.
A former quarterback for the New England Patriots (2008), who additionally bounced among the many observe squads of the Detroit Lions and New York Jets amongst others, O’Connell parlayed his offensive background into an eventual offensive coordinator place with the Los Angeles Rams, the place he coordinated a win in Tremendous Bowl LVI.
Barkley was a phenomenon this season, speeding for a career-best (and league-leading) 2,005 regular-season yards. He’s on the precipice of setting the document for complete speeding yards (common and postseason), sitting at 2,447 yards after a monstrous playoff run, simply 30 yards shy of eclipsing the mark set by Terrell Davis in 1998.
Barkley joined the Eagles within the offseason after a six-year run with the New York Giants, the place he totaled 5,211 yards and 35 touchdowns. He has logged practically half of that manufacturing in a single season in Philadelphia, spearheading the Eagles’ potent floor recreation throughout their push to a 14-3 document and a Tremendous Bowl LIX look.
A 3-time Professional Bowler, Barkley was named first-team All-Professional for the primary time in 2024. He additionally earned a number of Rookie of the 12 months awards in 2018 earlier than being tabbed the PFWA Offensive Participant of the 12 months and profitable the Bert Bell Award (prime NFL participant) in 2024.
Surtain, in his second season as a first-team All-Professional performer, is broadly thought to be one of many premier cowl cornerbacks within the league on the age of 24.
A four-year professional and three-time Professional Bowler, Surtain additionally was named the PFWA Defensive Participant of the 12 months.
The one yr Surtain wasn’t a Professional Bowler was his rookie yr, when he was named to the All-Rookie workforce whereas recording 4 interceptions. He matched that complete in 2024, returning certainly one of his 4 picks for a 100-yard landing.
With profession totals of 11 interceptions, two pressured fumbles and 232 mixed tackles, Surtain continues to realize accolades for his excellent play.
Different awards handed out Thursday evening included:
AP Offensive Rookie of the 12 months: QB Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders
AP Comeback Participant of the 12 months: QB Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
Salute to Service Award: TE George Kittle, San Francisco 49ers
AP Defensive Rookie of the 12 months: DE Jared Verse, Los Angeles Rams
Subsequent Gen Stats Second of the 12 months: QB Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders
Walter Payton NFL Man of the 12 months: DL Arik Armstead, Jacksonville Jaguars
FedEx Air & Floor Gamers of the 12 months: WR Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals; QB Josh Allen, Buffalo Payments
–David Gladow, Subject Stage Media