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Awards for 2023 NFL Season Announced at NFL Honors
The NFL handed out awards for the 2023 season at the 13th Annual NFL Honors, the annual primetime awards special that recognizes the NFL's best players, performances and plays.
The full list of awards and finalists includes:
| AP AWARDS | WINNER | TEAM |
| AP Most Valuable Player presented by Invisalign | Lamar Jackson | Baltimore Ravens |
| AP Coach of the Year presented by Verizon | Kevin Stefanski | Cleveland Browns |
| AP Offensive Player of the Year presented by Microsoft Surface | Christian McCaffrey |
San Francisco 49ers
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| AP Defensive Player of the Year presented by TCL | Myles Garrett | Cleveland Browns |
| AP Comeback Player of the Year presented by P&G and the Official Locker Room Products of the NFL (Gillette, Head & Shoulders, Old Spice, Tide) | Joe Flacco |
Cleveland Browns
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| AP Offensive Rookie of the Year | C.J. Stroud | Houston Texans |
| AP Defensive Rookie of the Year | Will Anderson |
Houston Texans
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| AP Assistant Coach of the Year | Jim Schwartz | Cleveland Browns |
| NFL AWARDS | WINNER | TEAM |
| Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year presented by Nationwide | Cameron Heyward | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Salute to Service Award presented by USAA | Joe Cardona | Salute to Service Award presented by USAA |
| Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award | Bobby Wagner | Seattle Seahawks |
| Deacon Jones Sack Leader Award | T.J. Watt | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Jim Brown Award | Christian McCaffrey | San Fracisco 49ers |
| NFL Fan of the Year presented by Captain Morgan | Tom Grossi | Green Bay Packers |
| NFL FLAG Players of the Year |
Girls: Allison Gandlin Boys: Ryder Noche |
Staten Island, NY Phoenix, Ariz. |
| Next Gen Stats Moment of the Year powered by AWS | CeeDee Lamb | Dallas Cowboys |
| FedEx Air & Ground Players of the Year |
Air: Brock Purdy Ground: Christian McCaffrey |
San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers |
| Bud Light Easy to Celebrate Moment of the Year | Tommy DeVito | New York Giants |
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