Professional Football 1996-97 Season Annual Awards
Updated September 9, 2022 |
Infoplease Staff
The NFL does not sanction any of the major postseason awards for player and coaches, but many are given out. Among the presenters for the 1996 regular season were AP, UPI, The Maxwell Football Club of Philadelphia, The Sporting News and the Pro Football Writers of America. Conference Most Valuable Player awards were also issued by the NFL Players Association.
Most Valuable Player
| NFL | Brett Favre, Green Bay, QB | AP, PFWA, Max, TSN |
| AFC | John Elway, Denver, QB | NFLPA |
| NFC | Brett Favre | NFLPA |
Offensive Players of the Year
| NFL | Brett Favre, Green Bay, QB | PFWA |
| Terrell Davis, Denver, RB | AP | |
| AFC | Terrell Davis | UPI |
| NFC | Brett Favre | UPI |
Defensive Players of the Year
| NFL | Bruce Smith, Buffalo, DE | AP, PFWA |
| AFC | Bruce Smith | UPI |
| NFC | Kevin Green, Carolina, LB | UPI |
Rookies of the Year
| NFL | Eddie George, Houston, RB | TSN PFWA |
| AFC | Terry Glenn, New England, WR | UPI |
| NFC | Simeon Rice, Arizona, DE | UPI |
| Offense | Eddie George | AP |
| Defense | Simeon Rice | AP |
Coaches of the Year
| NFL | Dom Capers, Carolina | AP, PFWA, Max, TSN |
| AFC | Tom Couglin, Jacksonville | UPI |
| NFC | Dom Capers | UPI |
| NFL Pro Bowl | 1996-97 Season | 1996 All-NFL Team |
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