Aaron Rodgers has the name Most valuable player from NFL at the 2020 NFL Honors ceremony.
With this, the Green Bay Packers quarterback joins Jim Brown (3), Jonny Unitas (3), Brett Favre (3), Tom Brady (3) and Peyton Manning (5) as the players with three MVP nominations in his career. .
“The guys on that list are the ones I grew up and admired. Joining them, who have won more than two, is very special,” said the Packers quarterback, according to the club’s official website.
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs, and Derrick Henry, of Tennessee Titans, were finalists in the competition.
Rodgers led the Packers to the best record in the National Conference in 2020 (13-3) and finished first in the NFL in percentage of completions (70.7%), touchdown passes (48) and quarterback rating (121.5) .
Rodgers, selected for the Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro for the ninth time in his career, finished Rodgers’ season in the National Conference Championship Game with a 33 of 48 passes (68.75%) for 346 yards. Three touchdowns and an interception.
The efforts of Rodgers and his teammates allowed the Packers to score the best offense in points during the 2020 season (31.8) and the fifth best in total yards (389).
Notably, Rodgers’ touchdown interception ratio was the best in the league, with 48 six-point coils and only five interceptions.
Rodgers previously won MVP in 2011 and 2014. Just like in 2020, he was eliminated both times in the postseason.
The Packers also won the NFC North Pennant for the second year in a row. Since Rodgers took over offensive controls, the Wisconsin organization has seven division titles.
This season, Rodgers became the first quarterback to throw 40 or more touchdown passes in three separate seasons. Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and Dan Marino are the other three quarterbacks with multiple seasons of 40 or more touchdowns.
Last 10 winners
The last 10 editions have been won in chronological order by Brady, Rodgers, Adrian Peterson, Manning, Rodgers, Cam Newton, Matt Ryan, Brady, Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson.