AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award

The winner is chosen by votes from a nationwide panel of sportswriters who regularly follow the NFL.

Multiple-time awardees include Marshall Faulk and Earl Campbell, both of whom won the award three times, each consecutively.

Jerry Rice, Barry Sanders, Tom Brady, Terrell Davis, Drew Brees, and Peyton Manning have each won the award twice.

Manning is the only player to win the award with two different teams, doing so in 2004 with the Indianapolis Colts and in 2013 with the Denver Broncos.

[4] Marino's 5,084 yards stood as the record for 27 years before being broken by Drew Brees in 2011, who won that season's award.

Tomlinson running with the football, attempting to evade two defenders
2006 winner LaDainian Tomlinson set NFL single-season records for rushing touchdowns (28), touchdowns from scrimmage (31), and points scored (186). [ 7 ]
Peterson in full uniform walking on the field
Adrian Peterson won the award in 2012 after rushing for 2,097 yards, the second-most all time by a player in a single season. [ 8 ]