6th Annual NFL Honors

6th NFL Honors
6th NFL Honors
Date	February 4, 2017
Site	Wortham Theater Center; Houston, Texas
Hosted by	Keegan-Michael Key
Television coverage
Network	Fox
Duration	2 hours
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The 6th Annual NFL Honors was the awards presentation by the National Football League that honored its best players from the 2016 NFL season. It was held on February 4, 2017 and aired on Fox in the United States at 8:00 PM EST. It was hosted by Keegan-Michael Key.^[1]

List of award winners

Award	Player	Position	Team	Ref
AP MVP	Matt Ryan	QB	Atlanta Falcons	^[2]
AP Coach of the Year	Jason Garrett	HC	Dallas Cowboys	^[2]
AP Assistant Coach of the Year	Kyle Shanahan	OC	Atlanta Falcons	^[2]
AP Offensive Player of the Year	Matt Ryan	QB	Atlanta Falcons	^[2]
AP Defensive Player of the Year	Khalil Mack	LB	Oakland Raiders	^[2]
Pepsi NEXT Rookie of the Year	Dak Prescott	QB	Dallas Cowboys	^[2]
AP Offensive Rookie of the Year	Dak Prescott	QB	Dallas Cowboys	^[2]
AP Defensive Rookie of the Year	Joey Bosa	DE	San Diego Chargers	^[2]
AP Comeback Player of the Year	Jordy Nelson	WR	Green Bay Packers	^[2]
NFL.com Fantasy Player of the Year	David Johnson	RB	Arizona Cardinals	^[2]
Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year Award	Randy Allen	HC	Highland Park High School (Texas)	^[3]
Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award	Eli Manning & Larry Fitzgerald	QB & WR	New York Giants & Arizona Cardinals	^[2]
FedEx Air Player of the Year	Matt Ryan	QB	Atlanta Falcons	^[2]
FedEx Ground Player of the Year	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	Dallas Cowboys	^[2]
Bridgestone Performance Play of the Year	Jameis Winston & Mike Evans	QB & WR	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	^[2]
Greatness on the Road Award	Le'Veon Bell	RB	Pittsburgh Steelers	^[2]
Salute to Service Award	Dan Quinn	HC	Atlanta Falcons	^[4]
Deacon Jones Award	Vic Beasley Jr.	LB	Atlanta Falcons	^[2]
Art Rooney Award	Frank Gore	RB	Indianapolis Colts	^[2]
Castrol EDGE Clutch Performer of the Year	Derek Carr	QB	Oakland Raiders	^[2]
Built Ford Tough Offensive Line of the Year	Travis Frederick, Doug Free, Ronald Leary, Zack Martin, Tyron Smith	OL	Dallas Cowboys	^[2]
Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2017	LaDainian Tomlinson, Morten Andersen, Jason Taylor, Kenny Easley, Jerry Jones, Terrell Davis, Kurt Warner			^[2]

References

^ "Keegan–Michael Key to host NFL Honors in Houston". nflcommunications.com. NFL. January 22, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "2017 'NFL Honors' running list of winners". nfl.com. NFL. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
^ "NFL Names Randy Allen of Highland Park High School Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year". nflcommunications.com. NFL. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
^ "Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Dan Quinn Named 2016 Salute to Service Award Recipient". nflcommunications.com. NFL. Retrieved 3 February 2017.

[1] "Keegan–Michael Key to host NFL Honors in Houston". nflcommunications.com. NFL. January 22, 2017.

[NFL.com_list-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "2017 'NFL Honors' running list of winners". nfl.com. NFL. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

[3] "NFL Names Randy Allen of Highland Park High School Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year". nflcommunications.com. NFL. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

[4] "Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Dan Quinn Named 2016 Salute to Service Award Recipient". nflcommunications.com. NFL. Retrieved 3 February 2017.

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v t e NFL Honors
Ceremonies	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
AP awards	Most Valuable Player Offensive Player Defensive Player Rookie Coach Assistant Coach Comeback Player
Other awards	Art Rooney Award Deacon Jones Award Don Shula High School Coach of the Year FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year Jim Brown Award Pepsi Rookie of the Year Play of the Year Salute to Service Award Walter Payton Man of the Year
Former awards	Built Ford Tough Offensive Line of the Year (2016–2018) GMC Never Say Never Moment of the Year (2011–2014) Greatness on the Road Award (2011–2017) Madden Most Valuable Protectors Award (2009–2012)