American football awards ceremony
The 6th Annual NFL Honors was the awards presentation by the National Football League that honored its best players from the 2016 NFL season . It was held on February 4, 2017 and aired on Fox in the United States at 8:00 PM EST. It was hosted by Keegan-Michael Key .[ 1]
List of award winners
Award
Player
Position
Team
Ref
AP MVP
Matt Ryan
QB
Atlanta Falcons
[ 2]
AP Coach of the Year
Jason Garrett
HC
Dallas Cowboys
[ 2]
AP Assistant Coach of the Year
Kyle Shanahan
OC
Atlanta Falcons
[ 2]
AP Offensive Player of the Year
Matt Ryan
QB
Atlanta Falcons
[ 2]
AP Defensive Player of the Year
Khalil Mack
LB
Oakland Raiders
[ 2]
Pepsi NEXT Rookie of the Year
Dak Prescott
QB
Dallas Cowboys
[ 2]
AP Offensive Rookie of the Year
Dak Prescott
QB
Dallas Cowboys
[ 2]
AP Defensive Rookie of the Year
Joey Bosa
DE
San Diego Chargers
[ 2]
AP Comeback Player of the Year
Jordy Nelson
WR
Green Bay Packers
[ 2]
NFL.com Fantasy Player of the Year
David Johnson
RB
Arizona Cardinals
[ 2]
Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year Award
Randy Allen
HC
Highland Park High School (Texas )
[ 3]
Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award
Eli Manning & Larry Fitzgerald
QB & WR
New York Giants & Arizona Cardinals
[ 2]
FedEx Air Player of the Year
Matt Ryan
QB
Atlanta Falcons
[ 2]
FedEx Ground Player of the Year
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
Dallas Cowboys
[ 2]
Bridgestone Performance Play of the Year
Mike Evans
WR
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
[ 2]
Greatness on the Road Award
Le'Veon Bell
RB
Pittsburgh Steelers
[ 2]
Salute to Service Award
Dan Quinn
HC
Atlanta Falcons
[ 4]
Deacon Jones Award
Vic Beasley
LB
Atlanta Falcons
[ 2]
Art Rooney Award
Frank Gore
RB
Indianapolis Colts
[ 2]
Castrol EDGE Clutch Performer of the Year
Derek Carr
QB
Oakland Raiders
[ 2]
Built Ford Tough Offensive Line of the Year
Travis Frederick , Doug Free , Ronald Leary , Zack Martin , Tyron Smith
OL
Dallas Cowboys
[ 2]
Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2017
LaDainian Tomlinson , Morten Andersen , Jason Taylor , Kenny Easley , Jerry Jones , Terrell Davis , Kurt Warner
[ 2]
References
Ceremonies AP awards Other awards Former awards