1st NFL Honors

The 1st NFL Honors was the inaugural ceremony of the NFL Honors, 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.^[1][2] The show aired on NBC and recorded a 2.2 rating with 3.524 million viewers.^[3]

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

Award	Player	Position	Team	Ref
AP MVP	Aaron Rodgers	Quarterback	Green Bay Packers	[4]
AP Offensive Player	Drew Brees		New Orleans Saints
AP Defensive Player	Terrell Suggs	Outside linebacker	Baltimore Ravens
Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year	Cam Newton	Quarterback	Carolina Panthers	[5]
AP Offensive Rookie
AP Defensive Rookie	Von Miller	Outside linebacker	Denver Broncos
AP Head Coach	Jim Harbaugh	NFL Head Coach	San Francisco 49ers
AP Comeback Player of the Year	Matthew Stafford	Quarterback	Detroit Lions
Play of the Year	Randall Cobb	Wide receiver	Green Bay Packers	[6]
GMC Never Say Never Moment	Tim Tebow	Quarterback	Denver Broncos
NFL.com Fantasy Player	Calvin Johnson	Wide receiver	Detroit Lions
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
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]

Gallery

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

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