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02/05 19:27 CST Josh McDaniels wins AP NFL Assistant Coach of the Year. MVP,
other awards remain to be announced
Josh McDaniels wins AP NFL Assistant Coach of the Year. MVP, other awards
remain to be announced
By ROB MAADDI
Pro Football Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) --- Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels won the AP
NFL Assistant Coach of the Year award in the first season of his third stint
with the team.
McDaniels received 17 of 50 first-place votes and finished with 249 points.
Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph placed second with 10 first-place
votes and 176 points.
The award was the first of eight scheduled to be announced at NFL Honors on
Thursday night, including The Associated Press 2025 NFL Most Valuable Player
award.
Christian McCaffrey, Josh Allen, Trevor Lawrence, Drake Maye and Matthew
Stafford are in the running for MVP.
Maye, who will lead the New England Patriots into the Super Bowl against the
Seattle Seahawks, and McCaffrey are also finalists for Offensive Player of the
Year. McCaffrey and Lawrence are among the finalists for Comeback Player of the
Year.
A nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league completed
voting before the playoffs began. Votes were tabulated by the accounting firm
Lutz and Carr.
Voters selected a top 5 for the eight AP NFL awards. First-place votes were
worth 10 points. Second- through fifth-place votes were worth 5, 3, 2 and 1
points.
The other awards being presented Thursday in San Francisco include Coach of the
Year, Comeback Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Offensive
Player of the Year, Defensive Rookie of the Year and Offensive Rookie of the
Year.
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