Lamar Jackson wins MVP award for second time
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has won the NFL MVP for the second time at the league’s award ceremony in Las Vegas on Thursday.
Jackson beat the likes of Dak Prescott, who came second, and secured 49 of the possible 50 first-place votes from a nationwide panel that includes media members who regularly cover the NFL, former players and coaches.
The quarterback, who won his first award in 2019, led the Ravens to a 13-3 record in 2023, passing for 3,678 yards and 24 touchdowns, and he rushed for 821 yards and five scores, although saw his side fall one result short of the Super Bowl when they lost to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship game.
Kevin Stefanski of the Cleveland Browns was named Coach of the Year, 49ers superstar Christian McCaffrey was the Offensive Player of the Year and Cleveland’s Myles Garrett took home the Defensive Player of the Year.
There was more good news for the Browns, as 39-year-old Joe Flacco was awarded Comeback of the Year, with the former Ravens QB leading the team to four wins from five matches when the Browns called him up in November as an emergency quarterback.
Elsewhere, British royalty the Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, appeared at the NFL awards to present Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Cam Heyward with the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.
