NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award

L'NFL Comeback Player of the Year è il premio assegnato a un giocatore della National Football League (NFL) che, dopo una stagione negativa contraddistinta da un grave infortunio o da altri tipi di problematiche che ne hanno limitato le prestazioni, ha dimostrato grande perseveranza ed è tornato a giocare ad alti livelli.

NFL Comeback Player of the Year
Sport	Football americano
Conferito da	Associated Press
Assegnato a	Giocatore della National Football League con il miglior ritorno dopo un infortunio o altro problema
Frequenza	Annuale
Detentore	Joe Burrow

Diverse testate giornalistiche e associazioni di settore assegnano un tale riconoscimento, come la Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA),^[1] Sporting News e United Press International (UPI), ma la NFL considera come ufficiale quello assegnato dall'Associated Press, noto anche come AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award.

Il premio infatti è riportato nel Record and Fact Book pubblicato dalla NFL per ogni stagione^[2] e dalla stagione 2011 è conferito nel corso della cerimonia annuale degli NFL Honors che si tiene nei giorni precedenti il Super Bowl.^[3]

Albo d'oro

Stagione	Vincitore	Ruolo	Squadra	Note
1963	Jim Smith	Placekicker	Baltimore Colts	[4]
1964	Lenny Moore	Halfback	Baltimore Colts	[5]
1965	John Brodie	Quarterback	San Francisco 49ers	[6]
1966	Dick Bass	Fullback	Los Angeles Rams	[7]
Premio non assegnato dal 1967 al 1997
1998	Doug Flutie	Quarterback	Buffalo Bills	[8]
1999	Bryant Young	Defensive tackle	San Francisco 49ers	[9]
2000	Joe Johnson	Defensive end	New Orleans Saints	[10]
2001	Garrison Hearst	Running back	San Francisco 49ers	[11]
2002	Tommy Maddox	Quarterback	Pittsburgh Steelers	[12]
2003	Jon Kitna	Quarterback	Cincinnati Bengals	[13]
2004	Drew Brees	Quarterback	San Diego Chargers	[14]
2005	Steve Smith Sr. Tedy Bruschi	Wide receiver Linebacker	Carolina Panthers New England Patriots	[15]
2006	Chad Pennington	Quarterback	New York Jets	[16]
2007	Greg Ellis	Defensive end	Dallas Cowboys	[17]
2008	Chad Pennington (2)	Quarterback	Miami Dolphins	[18]
2009	Tom Brady	Quarterback	New England Patriots	[19]
2010	Michael Vick	Quarterback	Philadelphia Eagles	[20]
2011	Matthew Stafford	Quarterback	Detroit Lions	[21]
2012	Peyton Manning	Quarterback	Denver Broncos	[22]
2013	Philip Rivers	Quarterback	San Diego Chargers	[23]
2014	Rob Gronkowski	Tight end	New England Patriots	[24]
2015	Eric Berry	Safety	Kansas City Chiefs	[25]
2016	Jordy Nelson	Wide receiver	Green Bay Packers	[26]
2017	Keenan Allen	Wide receiver	Los Angeles Chargers	[27]
2018	Andrew Luck	Quarterback	Indianapolis Colts	[28]
2019	Ryan Tannehill	Quarterback	Tennessee Titans	[29]
2020	Alex Smith	Quarterback	Washington Football Team	[30]
2021	Joe Burrow	Quarterback	Cincinnati Bengals	[31]
2022	Geno Smith	Quarterback	Seattle Seahawks	[32]
2023	Joe Flacco	Quarterback	Cleveland Browns	[33]
2024	Joe Burrow (2)	Quarterback	Cincinnati Bengals	[34]

Premi assegnati da altre testate

Pro Football Writers of America

Dalla sua istituzione nel 1972, ad eccezione del 1985 in cui non fu assegnato, il premio è sponsorizzato dalla Pro Football Writers of America e dalla rivista Pro Football Weekly.

Stagione	Vincitore	Ruolo	Squadra
1972	Earl Morrall	Quarterback	Miami Dolphins
1973	Roman Gabriel	Quarterback	Philadelphia Eagles
1974	Joe Namath	Quarterback	New York Jets
1975	Dave Hampton	Running back	Atlanta Falcons
1976	Greg Landry	Quarterback	Detroit Lions
1977	Craig Morton	Quarterback	Denver Broncos
1978	John Riggins	Running back	Washington Redskins
1979	Larry Csonka	Fullback	Miami Dolphins
1980	Jim Plunkett	Quarterback	Oakland Raiders
1981	Ken Anderson	Quarterback	Cincinnati Bengals
1982	Lyle Alzado	Defensive end	L.A. Raiders
1983	Billy Johnson	Wide receiver	Atlanta Falcons
1984	John Stallworth	Wide receiver	Pittsburgh Steelers
1985	Non assegnato
1986	Joe Montana Tommy Kramer	Quarterback	San Francisco 49ers Minnesota Vikings
1987	Charles White	Running back	Los Angeles Rams
1988	Greg Bell	Running back	Los Angeles Rams
1989	Ottis Anderson	Running back	New York Giants
1990	Barry Word	Running back	Kansas City Chiefs
1991	Jim McMahon	Quarterback	Philadelphia Eagles
1992	Randall Cunningham	Quarterback	Philadelphia Eagles
1993	Marcus Allen	Running back	Kansas City Chiefs
1994	Dan Marino	Quarterback	Miami Dolphins
1995	Jim Harbaugh Garrison Hearst	Quarterback Running back	Indianapolis Colts Arizona Cardinals
1996	Jerome Bettis	Running back	Pittsburgh Steelers
1997	Robert Brooks	Wide receiver	Green Bay Packers
1998	Doug Flutie	Quarterback	Buffalo Bills
1999	Bryant Young	Defensive tackle	San Francisco 49ers
2000	Joe Johnson	Defensive end	New Orleans Saints
2001	Garrison Hearst	Running back	San Francisco 49ers
2002	Tommy Maddox	Quarterback	Pittsburgh Steelers
2003	Jon Kitna	Quarterback	Cincinnati Bengals
2004	Willis McGahee	Running back	Buffalo Bills
2005	Steve Smith Tedy Bruschi	Wide receiver Linebacker	Carolina Panthers New England Patriots
2006	Chad Pennington	Quarterback	New York Jets
2007	Greg Ellis	Defensive end	Dallas Cowboys
2008	Chad Pennington (2)	Quarterback	Miami Dolphins
2009	Tom Brady	Quarterback	New England Patriots
2010	Michael Vick	Quarterback	Philadelphia Eagles
2011	Matthew Stafford	Quarterback	Detroit Lions
2012	Peyton Manning	Quarterback	Denver Broncos
2013	Philip Rivers	Quarterback	San Diego Chargers
2014	Rob Gronkowski	Tight end	New England Patriots
2015	Eric Berry	Safety	Kansas City Chiefs
2016	Jordy Nelson	Wide receiver	Green Bay Packers
2017	Keenan Allen	Wide receiver	Los Angeles Chargers
2018	Andrew Luck	Quarterback	Indianapolis Colts
2019	Ryan Tannehill	Quarterback	Tennessee Titans
2020	Alex Smith	Quarterback	Washington Football Team
2021	Joe Burrow	Quarterback	Cincinnati Bengals
2022	Geno Smith	Quarterback	Seattle Seahawks
2023	Damar Hamlin	Safety	Buffalo Bills
2024	Joe Burrow	Quarterback	Cincinnati Bengals