The main prize will be received on Sunday evening. But on the way to the Super Bowl, Patrick Mahomes struck his opponent first.
On Friday morning, Mahomes was named the NFL’s most valuable player. The 27-year-old Kansas City Chiefs quarterback was named player of the regular season for the second time.
48 out of 50 votes
Mahomes was elected at least 48 times in the election organized by the Associated Press news agency. Quarterback Jalen Hurts, who led the Philadelphia Eagles to the Super Bowl for the first time since 2017, tied with Buffalo Bills’ Josh Allen by 1 vote for MVP.
Mahomes was not present at the awards ceremony in Phoenix, but addressed his colleagues in a video message.
Mahomes and Hurts face off against two black quarterbacks for the first time at Sunday’s Super Bowl. This is the third time Mahomes and the Chiefs have made it to the NFL season finale in four years. The Hurts have never played on the highest podium in American football.
stack
It sounds crazy, but Eagles fans can hope for the supremacy that got Mahomes elected. The last MVP to win the Super Bowl was Kurt Warner in 1999.
After working with the Amsterdam Admirals for a while, quarterback Warner moved to St. He became the leader of “the biggest show on the field” as the Louis Rams team was known. He crowned it with the MVP title and the Super Bowl in the 1999/2000 season. Also he was named MVP in the final.
Since then, nine other MVPs have made it to the Super Bowl, but all have gone empty-handed. Last year’s winner, Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers, didn’t even make it to the playoffs this year.
Homage to Hamlin
50 sportswriters had to pick the top five players of the NFL regular season. The best received ten points, number five received a point.
One point was awarded to Denny Kellington. And that’s remarkable because Kelington isn’t an actor at all. He was the doctor who brought Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin back to life on the field with the Cincinnati Bengals.
The actor himself also thanked Kellington and the rescuers who took care of Damlin. “I would never have chosen cardiac arrest as part of my story,” said Hamlin, visibly nervous. “But the journey continues.”
Source: NOS
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