From 1969 to 1991, the Defensive of the Year award was presented by ''Pro Football Weekly'' only. PFW and the
Pro Football Writers of America
The Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA), sometimes known as Pro Football Writers Association, is an organization that purports to be " heofficial voice of pro football writers, promoting and fighting for access to NFL personnel to best serve ...
combined their awards in 1992. From 2013 to present the awards were presented by PFWA alone.
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All-Pro
All-Pro is an honor bestowed upon professional American football players that designates the best player at each position during a given season. All-Pro players are typically selected by press organizations, who select an "All-Pro team," a list t ...
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Defensive Player of the Year Award (NFC and AFC) (Kansas City Committee of 101 Awards) (since 1969)
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Newspaper Enterprise Association NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award (''defunct'')
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UPI AFC and NFC Defensive Player of the Year Award (since 1975) (''defunct ?'')
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NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award The National Football League Offensive Player of the Year Award is an annual American football award given by various organizations to the National Football League (NFL) player who is considered the top offensive player during the regular season. Or ...
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NFL Most Valuable Player awards
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Bert Bell Award
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UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year From 1960 to 1969, the United Press International (UPI) gave the annual AFL Player of the Year award in the American Football League, whose teams in 1970 became the American Football Conference (AFC) of the new National Football League (NFL).
From ...
(''defunct'')
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UPI NFC Player of the Year From 1970 to 1984, United Press International (UPI) awarded the NFC Player of the Year award to players from the National Football League's National Football Conference (NFC). An NFC Defensive Player of the Year was named from 1975 to 1996, and an ...
(''defunct'')
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