The National Football League Most Valuable Player Award (NFL MVP) is an award given by various entities to the American football player who is considered most valuable in the National Football League. Today, when the award is referred to without mentioning the awarding entity, that of the Associated Press is generally meant.
The AP NFL MVP has been shared twice, in 1997 and 2003. Peyton Manning has won the award four times, the most of any player...
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The National Football League Most Valuable Player Award (NFL MVP) is an award given by various entities to the American football player who is considered most valuable in the National Football League. Today, when the award is referred to without mentioning the awarding entity, that of the Associated Press is generally meant.
The AP NFL MVP has been shared twice, in 1997 and 2003. Peyton Manning has won the award four times, the most of any player. Jim Brown, Johnny Unitas, and Brett Favre were named MVP three times, while Joe Montana, Steve Young, Kurt Warner, and Tom Brady have each won the award twice. Most awardees have been quarterbacks and running backs; the only defensive players to be so honored have been Alan Page and Lawrence Taylor, and the only special teams player was Mark Moseley.
On January 1, 2008, the AP stated that it awarded its first MVP in 1961. It is possible that this is a reaction to an article in Pro Football Weekly that suggests the AP's listing of its awards...
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