1st Annual NFL Honors

1st NFL Honors
1st NFL Honors
Date	February 4, 2012
Site	Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, Indiana
Hosted by	Alec Baldwin
Television coverage
Network	NBC
Ratings	2.2
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The 1st annual installment of NFL Honors was an awards show presented by the National Football League to salute the best players and plays from the 2011 NFL season. The event was held at the Murat Theatre in Indianapolis, Indiana on February 4, 2012 and was hosted by Alec Baldwin.^[2] The show aired on NBC and recorded a 2.2 rating with 3.524 million viewers.^[3]

List of award winners

Award	Player	Position	Team	Ref
AP MVP	Aaron Rodgers	Quarterback	Green Bay Packers	[1]^[4]
AP Offensive Player	Drew Brees	Quarterback	New Orleans Saints	[2]
AP Defensive Player	Terrell Suggs	Outside linebacker	Baltimore Ravens	[3]
Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year	Cam Newton	Quarterback	Carolina Panthers	^[5]
AP Offensive Rookie	Cam Newton	Quarterback	Carolina Panthers	[4]
AP Defensive Rookie	Von Miller	Outside linebacker	Denver Broncos	[5]
AP Head Coach	Jim Harbaugh	NFL Head Coach	San Francisco 49ers	[6]
AP Comeback Player of the Year	Matthew Stafford	Quarterback	Detroit Lions	[7]
Play of the Year	Randall Cobb	Wide receiver	Green Bay Packers	^[6]
GMC Never Say Never Moment	Tim Tebow	Quarterback	Denver Broncos	[8]
NFL.com Fantasy Player	Calvin Johnson	Wide receiver	Detroit Lions	[9]
Madden Most Valuable Protectors Award	New Orleans Saints	Offensive line	New Orleans Saints	^[7]
Walter Payton Man of the Year Award	Matt Birk	Center	Baltimore Ravens	[10]
Don Shula NFL High School Coach Award	John McKissick	High School Head Coach	Summerville High School	^[8]
NFL Salute to Service Award	Bud Adams	Owner	Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans	^[9]

The following is a gallery of the winners of the awards at the NFL Honors

Aaron Rodgers: The NFL MVP
Drew Brees: The NFL Offensive Player of the Year
Terrell Suggs: The NFL Defensive Player of the Year
Cam Newton: The NFL Rookie of the Year and Offensive Rookie of the Year
Von Miller: The Defensive Rookie of the Year
Jim Harbaugh: The NFL Coach of the Year
" Matthew Stafford: The NFL Comeback Player of the Year
Randall Cobb: The winner of the Play of the Year Award for his 108-yard kickoff return in Week One
Tim Tebow: The GMC Never Say Never Moment winner
Calvin Johnson: The NFL.com Fantasy Player
Matt Birk: The Walter Payton Man of the Year

1st NFL Honors
Date	February 4, 2012 (2012-02-04)
Site	Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, Indiana^[1]
Hosted by	Alec Baldwin
Television coverage
Network	NBC
Ratings	2.2
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