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NFL Announces Awards for the 2022 NFL Season at NFL Honors
The NFL handed out awards from the 2022 season at the 12th annual NFL Honors, the annual two-hour primetime awards special that recognizes the NFL's best players, performances and plays.
In addition, the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023 was announced and introduced during the show.
The full list of awards and winners include:
| AP AWARDS | WINNER | TEAM |
| 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 | 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 |
| NFL Fan of the Year | Larry Bevans | Seattle Seahawks |
| SPONSOR AWARDS | WINNER | TEAM |
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Justin Jefferson | Minnesota Vikings |
| FedEx Air & Ground Players of the Year |
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Cincinnati Bengals Las Vegas Raiders |
| Salute to Service Award presented by USAA | Ron Rivera | Washington Commanders |
| Head & Shoulders Never Not Working Protection Play of the Year | George Kittle | San Francisco 49ers |
| Bud Light Celly of the Year | Cincinnati Bengals Roller Coaster Celebration | |
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