For nearly 70 years, Sporting News has handed out awards to the NFL's best at the end of each season.The annual awards honor the Offensive Avery Bradley Jersey and Defensive Players of the Year, as well as the season's top head coach, coordinator, executive, rookies and more.In addition to annual awards, Sporting News has published an All-Pro team for each season since 1954.Here is a full guide to the history of Sporting News' NFL awards, including complete lists of winners. Sporting News began selecting awards at the end of each NFL season in 1954, earlier than the A sociated Pre s and other major outlets. That was the same year its first All-Pro team was published, honoring the best players from around the NFL.While some awards, such as Coordinator of the Year, began more recently, Sporting News' long list of NFL award winners offers a glimpse into the history of football. Since Chris Paul Jersey 2008, NFL players, coaches and executives have voted for Sporting News' NFL awards. The awards give the players who go up against the NFL's best and the executives who evaluate them a say in determining who were some of the league's most valuable individuals each season.All-Pro rosters:NFL head coachesOffensive Player of the Year: NFL playersDefensive Player of the Year: NFL playersComeback Player of the Year: NFL playersRookie of the Year: NFL playersCoach of the Year: NFL head coachesCoordinator of the Year: NFL head coachesExecutive of the Year: NFL front-office personnel Sporting News began awarding NFL Player of the Year honors in 1954. While the criteria has changed a few times since then, the award was initially given to one player each season.1954 - 1969SeasonPlayerTeamPosition1954Lou GrozaBrownsOT-K1955Otto GrahamBrownsQB1956Frank GiffordGiantsHB1957Jim BrownBrownsFB1958Jim BrownBrownsFB1959Johnny UnitasColtsQB1960Norm Van BrocklinEaglesQB1961Paul HornungPackersHB1962Y. Montrezl Harrell Jersey A. TittleGiantsQB1963Y.A. TittleGiantsQB1964Johnny UnitasColtsQB1965Jim BrownBrownsFB1966Bart StarrPackersQB1967Johnny UnitasColtsQB1968Earl MorrallColtsQB1969Roman GabrielRamsQB1970 - 1979In 1970, Sporting News began awarding a Player of the Year honor for both the AFC and NFC.SeasonNFC WinnerTeamPositionAFC WinnerTeamPosition1970John Brodie49ersQBGeorge BlandaRaidersQB1971Roger StaubachCowboysQBBob GrieseDolphinsQB1972Larry BrownWashingtonRBEarl MorrallDolphinsQB1973John HadlRamsQBO.J. SimpsonBillsRB1974Chuck ForemanVikingsRBKen StablerRaidersQB1975Fran TarkentonVikingsQBO.J. SimpsonBillsRB1976Walter PaytonBearsRBKen StablerRaidersQB1977Walter PaytonBearsRBCraig MortonBroncosQB1978Archie ManningSaintsQBEarl CampbellOilersRB1979Ottis AndersonCardinalsRBDan FoutsChargersQB1980 - 2007Sporting News reverted to a single NFL Player of the Year award in 1980.SeasonWinnerTeamPosition1980Brian SipeBrownsQB1981Ken AndersonBengalsQB1982Mark MoseleyWashingtonK1983Eric DickersonRamsRB1984Dan MarinoDolphinsQB1985Marcus AllenRaidersRB1986Lawrence TaylorGiantsDT1987Jerry Rice49ersWR1988Boomer EsiasonBengalsQB1989Joe Montana49ersQB1990Jerry Rice49ersWR1991Thurman ThomasBillsRB1992Steve Young49ersQB1993Emmitt SmithCowboysRB1994Steve Young49ersQB1995Brett FavrePackersQB1996Brett FavrePackersQB1997Barry SandersLionsRB1998Terrell DavisBroncosRB1999Kurt WarnerRamsQB2000Marshall FaulkRamsRB2001Marshall FaulkRamsRB2002Rich GannonRaidersQB2003Peyton ManningColtsQB2004Peyton ManningColtsQB2005Shaun AlexanderSeahawksRB2006LaDainian TomlinsonChargersRB2007Tom BradyPatriotsQBIn 2008, Sporting News began awarding both Offensive Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors. Under the current format, Drew Brees, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes are tied for the lead with two Sporting News Offensive Player of the Year awards.SeasonWinnerTeamPosition2008Drew BreesSaintsQB2009Drew BreesSaintsQB2010Tom BradyPatriotsQB2011Aaron RodgersPackersQB2012Adrian PetersonVikingsRB2013Peyton ManningBroncosQB2014Aaron RodgersPackersQB2015Cam NewtonPanthersQB2016Tom BradyPatriotsQB2017Antonio BrownSteelersWR2018Patrick MahomesChiefsQB2019Lamar JacksonRavensQB2020Patrick MahomesChiefsQB2021Jonathan TaylorColtsRB2022Justin JeffersonVikingsWR Since 2008, J.J. Watt has the most Sporting News Defensive Player of the Year awards with three. Aaron Donald (2) is the only other player with more than one.SeasonWinnerTeamPosition2008Albert HaynesworthTitansDT2009Charles WoodsonPackersCB2010Clay MatthewsPackersDE2011Jared AllenVikingsDE2012J.J. WattTexansDE2013Luke KuechlyPanthersLB2014J.J. WattTexansDE2015J.J. WattTexansDE2016Khalil MackRaidersDE2017Calais CampbellJaguarsDE2018Aaron DonaldRamsDT2019Stephon GilmorePatriotsCB2020Aaron DonaldRamsDT2021T.J. WattSteelersDE2022Nick Blake Griffin Jersey Bosa49ersOLB The Buccaneers are the only team with multiple Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year award winners. Antonio Bryant won the inaugural award in 2008, and Darrelle Revis won in 2013 in his only season with Tampa Bay.SeasonWinnerTeamPosition2008Antonio BryantBuccaneersWR2009Vince YoungTitansQB2010Michael VickEaglesQB2011Plaxico Burre sJetsWR2012Adrian PetersonVikingsRB2013Darrelle RevisBuccaneersCB2014Rob GronkowskiPatriotsTE2015Carson PalmerCardinalsQB2016Jordy NelsonPackersWR2017Keenan AllenChargersWR2018Andrew LuckColtsQB2019Jimmy Garoppolo49ersQB2020Alex SmithWashingtonQB2021Dak PrescottCowboysQB2022Geno SmithSeahawksQB The Lions have the most Sporting News Rookie of the Year awards with eight, the most recent being Ndamukong Suh in 2010.Detroit's NFC North rival Vikings are the closest competitor with five such awards Paul George Jersey , the most recent being Percy Harvin in 2009.1955 - 1969From 1955 to 1969, Sporting News awarded one Rookie of the Year honor.SeasonWinnerTeamPosition1955Alan AmecheColtsFB1956J.C. CarolineBearsHB1957Jim BrownBrownsFB1958Bobby MitchellBrownsHB1959Nick PietrosanteLionsFB1960Gail CogdillLionsE1961Mike DitkaBearsE1962Ronnie BullBearsHB1963Paul FlatleyVikingsWR1964Charley TaylorWashingtonHB1965Gale SayersBearsRB1966Tommy NobisFalconsLB1967Mel FarrLionsRB1968Earl McCullouchLionsWR1969Calvin HillCowboysRB1970 - 1979In 1970, Sporting News began awarding a Rookie of the Year honor for both the AFC and NFC.SeasonNFC WinnerTeamPositionAFC WinnerTeamPosition1970Bruce Taylor49ersDBDennis ShawBillsQB19