1st NFL Honors

1st NFL Honors
1st NFL Honors
Date	February 4, 2012
Site	Murat Theatre (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Hosted by	Alec Baldwin
Television coverage
Network	NBC
Ratings	2.2
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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]

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Award	Player	Position	Team	Ref
AP MVP	Aaron Rodgers	Quarterback	Green Bay Packers	^[4]
AP Offensive Player	Drew Brees	Quarterback	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	Cam Newton	Quarterback	Carolina Panthers
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]

List of award winners