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1st NFL Honors

American football awards ceremony

Field	Value
number	1
award	NFL Honors
date
site	Murat Theatre (Indianapolis, Indiana)
host	Alec Baldwin
network	NBC
ratings	2.2
next	[2nd](2nd-nfl-honors)

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. The show aired on NBC and recorded a 2.2 rating with 3.524 million viewers.

List of award winners

Award	Player	Position	Team	Ref
AP MVP	Aaron Rodgers	Quarterback	Green Bay Packers	[http://www.nfl.com/videos/green-bay-packers/09000d5d8269f5d1/NFL-Honors-AP-Most-Valuable-Player](http://www.nfl.com/videos/green-bay-packers/09000d5d8269f5d1/NFL-Honors-AP-Most-Valuable-Player)
AP Offensive Player	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints	[http://www.nfl.com/videos/new-orleans-saints/09000d5d8269f76e/NFL-Honors-AP-Offensive-Player-of-the-Year](http://www.nfl.com/videos/new-orleans-saints/09000d5d8269f76e/NFL-Honors-AP-Offensive-Player-of-the-Year)
AP Defensive Player	Terrell Suggs	Outside linebacker	Baltimore Ravens	[http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-videos/09000d5d8269f6c6/NFL-Honors-AP-Defensive-Player-of-the-Year](http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-videos/09000d5d8269f6c6/NFL-Honors-AP-Defensive-Player-of-the-Year)
Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year	Cam Newton	Quarterback	Carolina Panthers
AP Offensive Rookie	[http://www.nfl.com/videos/carolina-panthers/09000d5d8269d918/NFL-Honors-AP-Offensive-Rookie-of-the-Year](http://www.nfl.com/videos/carolina-panthers/09000d5d8269d918/NFL-Honors-AP-Offensive-Rookie-of-the-Year)
AP Defensive Rookie	Von Miller	Outside linebacker	Denver Broncos	[http://www.nfl.com/videos/denver-broncos/09000d5d8269f526/NFL-Honors-AP-Defensive-Rookie-of-the-Year](http://www.nfl.com/videos/denver-broncos/09000d5d8269f526/NFL-Honors-AP-Defensive-Rookie-of-the-Year)
AP Head Coach	Jim Harbaugh	NFL Head Coach	San Francisco 49ers	[http://www.nfl.com/videos/san-francisco-49ers/09000d5d8269db47/NFL-Honors-AP-NFL-Coach-of-the-Year](http://www.nfl.com/videos/san-francisco-49ers/09000d5d8269db47/NFL-Honors-AP-NFL-Coach-of-the-Year)
AP Comeback Player of the Year	Matthew Stafford	Quarterback	Detroit Lions	[http://www.nfl.com/videos/detroit-lions/09000d5d8269e0bc/NFL-Honors-AP-Comeback-Player-of-the-Year](http://www.nfl.com/videos/detroit-lions/09000d5d8269e0bc/NFL-Honors-AP-Comeback-Player-of-the-Year)
Play of the Year	Randall Cobb	Wide receiver	Green Bay Packers
GMC Never Say Never Moment	Tim Tebow	Quarterback	Denver Broncos	[http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-total-access/09000d5d826a1029/Tebow-thrilled-with-NFL-Honors-award](http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-total-access/09000d5d826a1029/Tebow-thrilled-with-NFL-Honors-award)
NFL.com Fantasy Player	Calvin Johnson	Wide receiver	Detroit Lions	[http://www.nfl.com/videos/detroit-lions/09000d5d8269f2c7/NFL-Honors-Fantasy-Player-of-the-Year](http://www.nfl.com/videos/detroit-lions/09000d5d8269f2c7/NFL-Honors-Fantasy-Player-of-the-Year)
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	[http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-honors/09000d5d826b5392/NFL-Honors-Will-Birk-play-in-2012](http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-honors/09000d5d826b5392/NFL-Honors-Will-Birk-play-in-2012)
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 File:Aaron Rodgers.jpg|Aaron Rodgers: The NFL MVP File:Drew Brees Saints 2008.jpg|Drew Brees: The NFL Offensive Player of the Year File:Terrell Suggs 2011 stadium practice.jpg|Terrell Suggs: The NFL Defensive Player of the Year File:Cam Newton (crop) 2010-11-16.jpg|Cam Newton: The NFL Rookie of the Year and Offensive Rookie of the Year File:Von Miller (Broncos).JPG|Von Miller: The Defensive Rookie of the Year File:Jim Harbaugh at 2010 Stanford football open house 2.JPG|Jim Harbaugh: The NFL Coach of the Year File:Matthew Stafford (cropped).jpg|" Matthew Stafford: The NFL Comeback Player of the Year File:Randall Cobb.jpg|Randall Cobb: The winner of the Play of the Year Award for his 108-yard kickoff return in Week One File:Tim Tebow Tebowing.jpg|Tim Tebow: The GMC Never Say Never Moment winner File:Calvin Johnson Lions.jpg|Calvin Johnson: The NFL.com Fantasy Player File:Matt Birk Ravens Training Camp August 5, 2009.jpg|Matt Birk: The Walter Payton Man of the Year

References

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

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