9th NFL Honors

{{short description|American football awards ceremony}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

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| site = Adrienne Arsht Center {{nowrap|(Miami, Florida)}}

| host = Steve Harvey

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| network = Fox

| duration = Two hours

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The 9th NFL Honors was an awards presentation by the National Football League that honored its players from the 2019 NFL season. It was held on February 1, 2020, at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami, Florida and was pre-recorded for same-day broadcast on Fox in the United States at 8:00 PM/7:00 CT. Five inductees announced during taping of the ceremony will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio August 5–9, 2021, the event having been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/pro-football-hall-of-fame-enshrinement-week-postponed-amid-covid-19-pandemic/|title=Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Week Postponed Amid Covid-19 Pandemic|website=Pro Football Hall of Fame|date=June 25, 2020|access-date=September 17, 2020}} It was hosted by Steve Harvey for the second consecutive year.{{cite web |title=Steve Harvey Returns to Host NFL Honors |url=https://nflcommunications.com/Pages/STEVE-HARVEY-RETURNS-TO-HOST-NFL-HONORS.aspx |website=nflcommunications.com |access-date=February 1, 2020}}

List of award winners

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Award

! Player

! Position

! Team

! Ref

AP MVP

| Lamar Jackson

| QB

| Baltimore Ravens

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/complete-list-of-nfl-honors-award-winners-0ap3000001100152 |title=Complete list of 'NFL Honors' award winners |website=NFL.com |date=February 1, 2020 |access-date=February 1, 2020}}

AP NFL Coach of the Year

| John Harbaugh

| HC

| Baltimore Ravens

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/ravens-john-harbaugh-wins-2019-coach-of-the-year-0ap3000001100170 |title=Ravens' John Harbaugh wins 2019 Coach of the Year |website=NFL.com |first=Jeremy |last=Bergman |date=February 1, 2020 |access-date=February 1, 2020}}

AP Assistant Coach of the Year

| Greg Roman

| OC

| Baltimore Ravens

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/ravens-greg-roman-named-nfl-s-top-assistant-coach-0ap3000001100168 |title=Ravens' Greg Roman named NFL's top assistant coach |website=NFL.com |first=Grant |last=Gordon |date=February 1, 2020 |access-date=February 1, 2020}}

AP Offensive Player of the Year

| Michael Thomas

| WR

| New Orleans Saints

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/saints-wr-michael-thomas-named-2019-nfl-opoy-0ap3000001100165 |title=Saints WR Michael Thomas named 2019 NFL OPOY |website=NFL.com |first=Jelani |last=Scott |date=February 1, 2020 |access-date=February 1, 2020}}

AP Defensive Player of the Year

| Stephon Gilmore

| CB

| New England Patriots

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/stephon-gilmore-named-2019-defensive-player-of-year-0ap3000001100158 |title=Stephon Gilmore named 2019 Defensive Player of Year |website=NFL.com |first=Nick |last=Shook |date=February 1, 2020 |access-date=February 1, 2020}}

Pepsi Next Rookie of the Year

| Nick Bosa

| DE

| San Francisco 49ers

|

AP Offensive Rookie of the Year

| Kyler Murray

| QB

| Arizona Cardinals

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/cards-kyler-murray-named-offensive-rookie-of-year-0ap3000001100145 |title=Cards' Kyler Murray named Offensive Rookie of Year |website=NFL.com |first=Kevin |last=Patra |date=February 1, 2020 |access-date=February 1, 2020}}

AP Defensive Rookie of the Year

| Nick Bosa

| DE

| San Francisco 49ers

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/49ers-de-nick-bosa-named-defensive-rookie-of-year-0ap3000001100146 |title=49ers DE Nick Bosa named Defensive Rookie of Year |website=NFL.com |first=Kevin |last=Patra |date=February 1, 2020 |access-date=February 1, 2020}}

AP Comeback Player of the Year

| Ryan Tannehill

| QB

| Tennessee Titans

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/ryan-tannehill-named-2019-comeback-player-of-year-0ap3000001100163 |title=Ryan Tannehill named 2019 Comeback Player of Year |website=NFL.com |first=Grant |last=Gordon |date=February 1, 2020 |access-date=February 1, 2020}}

Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the year

| Matt Land

| HC

| Dalton High School

|

Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award

| Calais Campbell

| DE

| Jacksonville Jaguars

|

FedEx Air Player of the Year

| Lamar Jackson

| QB

| Baltimore Ravens

|

FedEx Ground Player of the Year

| Derrick Henry

| RB

| Tennessee Titans

|

Bridgestone Performance Play of the Year

| Matt Haack & Jason Sanders

| P & K

| Miami Dolphins

|

Courtyard Unstoppable Performance of the Year

| Patrick Mahomes

| QB

| Kansas City Chiefs

|

Microsoft Surface Anything But Ordinary Player of the Year

| Larry Fitzgerald

| WR

| Arizona Cardinals

|

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Player of the Year

| Christian McCaffrey

| RB

| Carolina Panthers

|

Bud Light Celly of the Year

| None

| WR corps

| Seattle Seahawks

|

Salute to Service award presented by USAA

| Donnie Edwards

| LB

| Los Angeles Chargers

|

Deacon Jones Award

| Shaquil Barrett

| LB

| Tampa Bay Buccaneers

|

Art Rooney Award

| Adrian Peterson

| RB

| Washington Redskins

| {{cite web|url=https://www.redskins.com/news/adrian-peterson-wins-art-rooney-sportsmanship-award |title=Adrian Peterson Wins Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award |first=Kyle |last=Stackpole |website=Redskins.com |date=February 1, 2020 |access-date=February 1, 2020}}

Bart Starr Award

| Eli Manning

| QB

| New York Giants

|{{cite web|url=https://superbowlbreakfast.com/# |title=Super Bowl Breakfast |website=superbowlbreakfast.com|date=February 1, 2020 |access-date=February 1, 2020}}

rowspan="5" | Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020

| Steve Atwater

| S

| rowspan="5" |

| rowspan="5" |{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/five-modern-era-players-elected-to-hall-of-fame/ |title=Five Modern-Era Players Elected to Hall of Fame |date=February 1, 2020 |website=Pro Football Hall of Fame |access-date=September 17, 2020}}

Isaac Bruce

| WR

Steve Hutchinson

| G

Edgerrin James

| RB

Troy Polamalu

| S

Winners and candidates

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Winners are denoted in bold

=AP MVP=

{{main article|Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player Award}}

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Player

! Position

! Team

! Notes

style="background-color:Khaki; border:1px solid #aaaaaa | Lamar Jackson

| QB

| Baltimore Ravens

| Second unanimous AP MVP in history

colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |Source:{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mVe3qVUMio|title=Paul Rudd Presents the MVP Award! 2020 NFL Honors|date=February 1, 2020}}

=AP Coach of the Year=

{{main article|Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year Award}}

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Player

! Team

style="background-color:Khaki; border:1px solid #aaaaaa | John Harbaugh

| Baltimore Ravens

Matt LaFleur

| Green Bay Packers

Sean McDermott

| Buffalo Bills

Mike Tomlin

| Pittsburgh Steelers

Kyle Shanahan

| San Francisco 49ers

Sean Payton

| New Orleans Saints

colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Source:{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl_7jqQ37Gs&list=PLRdw3IjKY2gnLPs9AfObDmV8D8ODx8tkW&index=5&t=0s|title=Offensive, Defensive, Comeback Player & Coach of the Year! 2020 NFL Honors|date=February 1, 2020}}

=AP Offensive Player of the Year=

{{main article|Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award}}

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Player

! Position

! Team

style="background-color:Khaki; border:1px solid #aaaaaa | Michael Thomas

| WR

| New Orleans Saints

Lamar Jackson

| QB

| Baltimore Ravens

Christian McCaffrey

| RB

| Carolina Panthers

colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |Source:

=AP Defensive Player of the Year=

{{main article|Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award}}

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Player

! Position

! Team

style="background-color:Khaki; border:1px solid #aaaaaa | Stephon Gilmore

| CB

| New England Patriots

Chandler Jones

| DE/LB

| Arizona Cardinals

Aaron Donald

| DT

| Los Angeles Rams

T. J. Watt

| DE/LB

| Pittsburgh Steelers

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=AP Offensive Rookie of the Year=

{{main article|Associated Press NFL Rookie of the Year Award}}

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Player

! Position

! Team

style="background-color:Khaki; border:1px solid #aaaaaa | Kyler Murray

| QB

| Arizona Cardinals

A. J. Brown

| WR

| Tennessee Titans

Josh Jacobs

| RB

| Oakland Raiders

colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |Source:{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXtEsVHbEWo&list=PLRdw3IjKY2gnLPs9AfObDmV8D8ODx8tkW&index=2|title=Offensive and Defensive Rookies of the Year! 2020 NFL Honors|date=February 1, 2020}}

=AP Defensive Rookie of the Year=

{{main article|Associated Press NFL Rookie of the Year Award}}

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Player

! Position

! Team

style="background-color:Khaki; border:1px solid #aaaaaa | Nick Bosa

| DE

| San Francisco 49ers

Maxx Crosby

| DE

| Oakland Raiders

Josh Allen

| DE

| Jacksonville Jaguars

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References

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