As we reach the home stretch of Super Bowl week, the football world turned its attention to Thursday night’s NFL Honors, where the top awards for the 2025 season were handed out.
MVP — Matthew Stafford, Rams QB
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Offensive Player of the Year — Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seahawks WR
Defensive Player of the Year — Myles Garrett, Browns DE
Offensive Rookie of the Year — Tetairoa McMillan, Panthers WR
Defensive Rookie of the Year — Carson Schwesinger, Browns LB
Protector of the Year — Joe Thuney, Bears OG
Comeback Player of the Year — Christian McCaffrey, 49ers RB
Coach of the Year — Mike Vrabel, Patriots
The night also included the announcement of the five-man 2026 Hall of Fame Class: Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald, Luke Kuechly, Adam Vinatieri and Roger Craig. As previously reported, legendary Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and owner Robert Kraft failed to make the list.
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But we also got another round of Super Bowl injury reports on Thursday for the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots.
Both quarterbacks appear healthy and ready to go as Patriots quarterback Drake Maye fully participated in practice both Wednesday and Thursday despite a shoulder injury, according to the team’s injury report.
Seahawks QB Sam Darnold was also a full participant in Thursday’s practice after being limited Wednesday while dealing with an oblique injury from a few weeks ago.
On the other side of the ball, Seahawks rookie safety Nick Emmanwori went down with an ankle injury in practice Wednesday and was held out of Thursday’s session. Emmanwori said he plans to play Sunday.
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For the Patriots, linebacker Harold Landry missed Thursday’s practice after being limited Wednesday while fellow LB Robert Spillane returned to practice in a limited fashion after sitting out Wednesday.
Follow along with Yahoo Sports for the latest NFL news and injury updates leading up to Super Bowl LX:
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Fri, February 6, 2026 at 7:29 AM PST
Frank Schwab
When the New England Patriots went 4-13 in consecutive seasons, plenty of NFL fans were good with it.
They won too much over two decades with Bill Belichick and Tom Brady. People were ready to be done with them (though they just shifted their hate to the Kansas City Chiefs). When the Patriots bottomed out at the end of the Belichick era, and then again for Jerod Mayo’s one season as head coach, the dynasty wasn’t just dead but it was deep into the rearview mirror.
Well, guess what? The Patriots are back in the Super Bowl. And it is possible this isn’t their last one of this era.
Fri, February 6, 2026 at 4:41 AM PST
Andy Backstrom
With the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class complete, eyes are already on who could make up the 2027 class, including first-time eligible candidates.
The list is stacked.
Among those candidates are former New England Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski, Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger and Minnesota Vikings RB Adrian Peterson.
Thu, February 5, 2026 at 8:02 PM PST
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NFL Honors concludes with Commanders LB Bobby Wagner winning the award for philanthropy and community impact.
Thu, February 5, 2026 at 7:54 PM PST
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Stafford narrowly beat out the Patriots QB, with 24 first-place votes to Maye’s 23.
Josh Allen was the only other candidate to get any first-place votes, with 2.
Thu, February 5, 2026 at 7:47 PM PST
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Stafford beats out Patriots QB Drake Maye for the NFL’s top honor of the 2025 season.
Thu, February 5, 2026 at 7:40 PM PST
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The Seahawks receiver takes home the award, but of course he’s not in person to accept it as his team is preparing for a pretty big game on Sunday.
Thu, February 5, 2026 at 7:29 PM PST
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The second-round draft pick out of UCLA became an important centerpiece of Cleveland’s dominant defense.
Thu, February 5, 2026 at 7:24 PM PST
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Caleb Williams’ overtime-winning touchdown pass to DJ Moore to help the Bears beat the Packers and eventually win the NFC North title was voted top moment this season.
Thu, February 5, 2026 at 7:17 PM PST
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As previously reported, the notable names missing from this class: Patriots legends Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft, who were both first-time finalists this year.
Thu, February 5, 2026 at 7:11 PM PST
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Drew Brees
Larry Fitzgerald
Luke Kuechly
Adam Vinatieri
Roger Craig
Thu, February 5, 2026 at 6:51 PM PST
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Vrabel beat out Super Bowl counterpart Mike Macdonald of the Seahawks. Will Sunday’s outcome be difference?
Thu, February 5, 2026 at 6:47 PM PST
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As expected, the Patriots head coach wins the award after leading the team to the Super Bowl in his first year on the job.
Thu, February 5, 2026 at 6:34 PM PST
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The 49ers RB had a fantastic season and played all 17 games after missing most of the previous season with various injuries.
Thu, February 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM PST
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The Bears guard wins the brand new award, created to give some love to offensive linemen.
Thu, February 5, 2026 at 6:25 PM PST
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Thu, February 5, 2026 at 6:20 PM PST
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The Panthers wideout wins the honor after going for over 1,000 yards and 7 TDs.
Thu, February 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM PST
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No surprise here after Garrett broke the NFL record with 23 sacks this season.
This is the second DPOY award for the Browns DE after he also won in 2023.
Thu, February 5, 2026 at 6:11 PM PST
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Falcons RB Bijan Robinson is apparently the DJ for tonight’s NFL Honors event:
Thu, February 5, 2026 at 5:58 PM PST
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