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American football awards ceremony

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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The 1st annual installment of NFL Honors was 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. The show aired on NBC and recorded a 2.2 rating with 3.524 million viewers.

List of award winners

Award	Player	Position	Team
AP MVP	Aaron Rodgers	Quarterback	Green Bay Packers
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
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
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
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
NFL Salute to Service Award	Bud Adams	Owner	Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans

Gallery

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

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

References

"Alec Baldwin hosts NFL Honors show at Murat Theatre". WTHR.com. February 6, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
"First-ever 'NFL Honors' show will be hosted by Baldwin in Indy". NFL.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
"TV Ratings: Just 3.5 Million For NFL Honors; Also, PGA on CBS, Figure Skating". Sports Media Watch. February 7, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
Jared Smith (February 5, 2012). "NFL MVP Award 2012: Aaron Rodgers Unanimous Winner Of AP Honor". SB Nation New York. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
"NEWTON EARNS PEPSI ROOKIE HONORS". NFL.com. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
NFL Honors: Cobb carries chip on shoulder. National Football League. February 6, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
"SAINTS EARN 2011 MADDEN PROTECTORS AWARD". NFL.com. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
Bryan Strickland (February 3, 2012). "McKissick earns NFL high school coach of year". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
"Tennessee Titans Owner Bud Adams Named First Winner of Salute To Service Award". Clarskville Online. February 4, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.

External links

NFL Honors website

v t e NFL Honors
Ceremonies	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
AP awards	Most Valuable Player Offensive Player Defensive Player Rookie Coach Assistant Coach Comeback Player
Other awards	Walter Payton Man of the Year Art Rooney Award Jim Brown Award Deacon Jones Award Moment of the Year Award Salute to Service Award FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year Pepsi Rookie of the Year Don Shula High School Coach of the Year
Former awards	Built Ford Tough Offensive Line of the Year (2016–2018) Greatness on the Road Award (2011–2017) Madden Most Valuable Protectors Award (2009–2012)

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Team	Vince Lombardi Trophy Super Bowl Lamar Hunt Trophy AFC Championship George Halas Trophy NFC Championship
Individual	Most Valuable Player Coach of the Year Assistant Coach of the Year Offensive Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Rookie of the Year Comeback Player of the Year Walter Payton Man of the Year Alan Page Community Award Super Bowl MVP Pete Rozelle Trophy Super Bowl ring The Sporting News NFL Player of the Year Award Art McNally Award Art Rooney Award Bart Starr Award Bert Bell Award Butkus Award Deacon Jones Award George Halas Award Polynesian Football Player of the Year Award
One-time only	50th Anniversary All-Time Team (1969) 75th Anniversary All-Time Team (1994) 100th Anniversary All-Time Team (2019) All-Decade Teams
Annual presentation	NFL Honors NFL Top 100
Awards organizations	Associated Press Kansas City Committee of 101 Maxwell Football Club NFL Alumni Touchdown Club of Columbus Washington D.C. Touchdown Club
Former awards	Brunswick-Balke Collender Cup Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy MVP NFL Player of the Year awards Joe F. Carr Trophy Jim Thorpe Trophy UPI American Football League Most Valuable Player Award NEA Defensive Player of the Year NEA Rookie of the Year Football Digest NFL Player of the Year UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year UPI NFC Player of the Year UPI AFL-AFC Rookie of the Year UPI NFL-NFC Rookie of the Year Washington D.C. Touchdown Club NFL Player of the Year

2011 NFL season

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Miami	Cincinnati	Indianapolis	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Carolina	St. Louis
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