{"id":461416,"date":"2026-02-06T03:24:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T03:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/461416\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T03:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T03:24:12","slug":"nfl-news-live-updates-ahead-of-super-bowl-2026-nfl-honors-include-mike-vrabel-myles-garrett-hof-class-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/461416\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL news, live updates ahead of Super Bowl 2026: NFL Honors include Mike Vrabel, Myles Garrett, HOF class announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we reach the home stretch of Super Bowl<\/a> week, the football world turns its attention to Thursday night\u2019s NFL Honors, where the top awards for the 2025 season will be handed out.<\/p>\n

Defensive Player of the Year \u2014 Myles Garrett, Browns DE<\/p>\n

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Offensive Rookie of the Year \u2014 Tetairoa McMillan, Panthers WR<\/p>\n

Protector of the Year \u2014 Joe Thuney, Bears OG<\/p>\n

Comeback Player of the Year \u2014 Christian McCaffrey, 49ers RB<\/p>\n

Coach of the Year \u2014 Mike Vrabel, Patriots<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

But we also got another round of Super Bowl injury reports on Thursday for the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots.<\/p>\n

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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\u2019s injury report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Seahawks QB Sam Darnold was also a full participant in Thursday\u2019s practice after being limited Wednesday while dealing with an oblique injury from a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s session<\/a>. Emmanwori said he plans to play Sunday.<\/a><\/p>\n

For the Patriots, linebacker Harold Landry missed Thursday\u2019s practice after being limited Wednesday while fellow LB Robert Spillane returned to practice in a limited fashion after sitting out Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Follow along with Yahoo Sports for the latest NFL news and injury updates leading up to Super Bowl LX.<\/p>\n

Live101 updatesThu, February 5, 2026 at 7:17 PM PST<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Thu, February 5, 2026 at 7:11 PM PST<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

Drew Brees<\/p>\n

Larry Fitzgerald<\/p>\n

Luke Kuechly<\/p>\n

Adam Vinatieri<\/p>\n

Roger Craig<\/p>\n

Thu, February 5, 2026 at 6:51 PM PST<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

Vrabel beat out Super Bowl counterpart Mike Macdonald of the Seahawks. Will Sunday\u2019s outcome be difference?<\/p>\n

Thu, February 5, 2026 at 6:47 PM PST<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

As expected, the Patriots head coach wins the award after leading the team to the Super Bowl in his first year on the job.<\/p>\n

Thu, February 5, 2026 at 6:34 PM PST<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

The 49ers RB had a fantastic season and played all 17 games after missing most of the previous season with various injuries.<\/p>\n

Thu, February 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM PST<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

The Bears guard wins the brand new award, created to give some love to offensive linemen.<\/p>\n

Thu, February 5, 2026 at 6:25 PM PST<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

Thu, February 5, 2026 at 6:20 PM PST<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

The Panthers wideout wins the honor after going for over 1,000 yards and 7 TDs.<\/p>\n

Thu, February 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM PST<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

No surprise here after Garrett broke the NFL record with 23 sacks this season.<\/p>\n

This is the second DPOY award for the Browns DE after he also won in 2023.<\/p>\n

Thu, February 5, 2026 at 6:11 PM PST<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

Falcons RB Bijan Robinson is apparently the DJ for tonight\u2019s NFL Honors event:<\/p>\n

Thu, February 5, 2026 at 5:58 PM PST<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

Thu, February 5, 2026 at 5:26 PM PST<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

Before the main show starts, some prelim awards are being announced. McDaniels wins the league\u2019s top assistant award while he\u2019s preparing his Patriots for the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n

Thu, February 5, 2026 at 5:06 PM PST<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

Thu, February 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM PST<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

After it was revealed earlier today that Emmanwori suffered a low ankle sprain during practice Wednesday, he missed Thursday\u2019s practice.<\/p>\n

Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald said he expects Emmanwori to play Sunday.<\/p>\n

Thu, February 5, 2026 at 4:50 PM PST<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

Host Jon Hamm is in the house for the show tonight, beginning at 9 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

Thu, February 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM PST<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

Patriots LB Robert Spillane was back at practice in a limited fashion after missing Wednesday\u2019s session.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, LB Harold Landry missed Thursday\u2019s practice after taking part Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Thu, February 5, 2026 at 4:29 PM PST<\/p>\n

Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n

Another international game is announced as the Dallas Cowboys will play the NFL\u2019s first regular season game in Rio. The date and opponent at TBA.<\/p>\n

\"CrissThu, February 5, 2026 at 1:42 PM PST<\/p>\n

Criss Partee<\/p>\n

The New England Patriots\u2019 offensive line had their last team dinner before Super Bowl LX on Wednesday night at Mastro\u2019s Steakhouse and it sounds like the big fellas had quite the evening. More than 50 Shirley Temples were estimated to have been ordered.<\/p>\n

This final group meal turned out to be a good one as the Patriots prepare to lock in the next few days leading up to Super Bowl LX.<\/p>\n

\"CrissThu, February 5, 2026 at 1:18 PM PST<\/p>\n

Criss Partee<\/p>\n

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold said this has felt a little like training camp while speaking to the media during the team\u2019s last day of availability until Super Bowl LX on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\"CrissThu, February 5, 2026 at 11:10 AM PST<\/p>\n

Criss Partee<\/p>\n

New England is on a quest to break their tie for most Super Bowl wins with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Both teams currently have six, and a win on Sunday would make the Patriots the first NFL team to win seven Super Bowls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As we reach the home stretch of Super Bowl week, the football world turns its attention to Thursday…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":461417,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[156671,64,63,20797,5374,40058,35191,85886,35237,153304,42502,16820,593,3041,5357,5348,40469,190374,118507,1269,1254,85,7508,5383],"class_list":["post-461416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-adam-vinatieri","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-christian-mccaffrey","tag-drake-maye","tag-drew-brees","tag-harold-landry","tag-joe-thuney","tag-larry-fitzgerald","tag-luke-kuechly","tag-mike-vrabel","tag-myles-garrett","tag-nfl","tag-nick-emmanwori","tag-panthers","tag-patriots","tag-robert-kraft","tag-robert-spillane","tag-roger-craig","tag-sam-darnold","tag-seattle-seahawks","tag-sports","tag-super-bowl","tag-tetairoa-mcmillan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=461416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461416\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/461417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=461416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=461416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}