Cleveland Browns' defensive end Myles Garrett has been named the 2023 NFL Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY), marking his first win of the award. Garrett's recognition came during the NFL Honors ceremony, where he edged out competitors such as Pittsburgh Steelers' T.J. Watt and Dallas Cowboys' Micah Parsons, who finished third in the voting. Garrett's victory was celebrated by his peers, with Micah Parsons coming to his defense against critics. Parsons acknowledged Garrett's consistent performance despite facing more double teams and having a significant impact on quarterbacks. The Browns had a successful night at the NFL Honors, with head coach Kevin Stefanski winning Coach of the Year and Joe Flacco being awarded Comeback Player of the Year. In his acceptance speech, Garrett expressed his gratitude to the city of Cleveland, stating, 'To the city of Cleveland, this one’s for you. We’re going to bring home something bigger next time.'
Our own @acosta32_jp caught up with TJ Watt to get some clarity on the tweet he sent after losing Defensive Player of the Year https://t.co/bBx4wjJkll
Lamar Jackson received 49 out of 50 first place MVP votes. One person voted for Josh Allen. How do you NOT vote for Lamar? 🤨 @EvCoRadio @ChrisCanty99 @msmallmon via #USL on @ESPNRadio | #NFLHonors https://t.co/xAZSOrqBbu
All the GOATs showed love to Lamar for winning his second MVP award 🫶 (via @Ravens) https://t.co/0THpn3MLoQ
Watt's up? 3-time #NFL DPOY J.J. Watt questions what more his brother #Steelers T.J. Watt could've possibly done to beat out Myles Garrett for Defensive Player of the Year. Some special guests weigh in from radio row, w/video: https://t.co/ptOeh8UCcj
Cowboys' #MicahParsons Reacts to Myles Garrett vs. T.J. Watt DPOY Vote https://t.co/HKdMD7lIxJ via @DallasCowboysFN https://t.co/YvnlmHhSgq
Micah Parsons: Myles Garrett’s presence is way more dominant than T.J. Watt. https://t.co/E3Kq5COoRj
Wow: Micah Parsons says that TJ Watt doesn’t have as dominant of a presence as Myles Garrett and says Watt wasn’t a top 5 pure pass rusher this year. “The film does not lie. [Myles Garrett’s] presence is way more dominant than TJ Watt’s (via: @ZachGelb) https://t.co/aXFDwfmQXA
TJ Watt posts 5-word reaction to losing Defensive Player of the Year https://t.co/HrOiSfnKVO
'Stupid Homer Vote!' Stephen A. Smith Blasts #Bills' Josh Allen MVP Voter https://t.co/dxnXUI8sxq
Micah Parsons said TJ Watt isn’t a top 5 pass rusher. One of the worst takes by an NFL player ever. https://t.co/WZFtoosJd6
Micah Parsons doesn't believe TJ Watt is a top-5 pure pass rusher in football. @CBSSportsRadio @MicahhParsons11 @_TJWatt 👀 https://t.co/GVBlG1EXGC
Lamar Jackson got 49 of the 50 possible first place votes for the 2024 NFL MVP Award. But Stephen A. Smith is furious that one voter chose Josh Allen for the award instead, saying the voter's choice "compromises everything." Read: https://t.co/mKr0jxudlV https://t.co/XHimwSzHJZ
#Browns safety Rodney McLeod on the #NFLHonors red carpet on Myles Garrett as #NFL Defensive Player of the Year: https://t.co/ki81mYCV37
#NFL MVP Lamar Jackson & #Browns Comeback Player of the Year QB Joe Flacco congratulated each other backstage at #NFL Honors. Here's what Lamar told his former #Ravens teammate: https://t.co/GSj6g7zafu
Stephen A. Smith Slams Lone Media Member Who Didn't Vote for Ravens QB Lamar Jackson for MVP: 'That Was a Stupid, Homer Vote' https://t.co/AQUGZ0yllD
Was TJ Watt ROBBED of DPOY? 🤔 Myles Garrett: ❌14 Sacks ❌42 Tackles ❌33 Solo ❌37 Pressures ❌16 QB Hits ❌ 1 Fumble Recovery ❌ 3 Pass Deflections TJ Watt: ✅ 19 Sacks ✅ 68 Tackles ✅ 48 Solo ✅ 50 Pressures ✅ 18 QB Hits ✅ 3 Fumble Recoveries ✅ 8 Pass Deflections https://t.co/Lt8mQITZwX
Lamar Jackson won his second MVP award Thursday, but missing out on a unanimous nod by one vote stirred some controversy in the NFL world. https://t.co/YJwSeTW6UQ
HUGE congratulations to @Lj_era8 on winning his 2nd MVP award! #RavensFlock https://t.co/LDR3TxUYjO
.@Flash_Garrett on winning the Defensive Player of the Year 👏 https://t.co/2NNAREbKQo
Lamar Jackson is the only QB with multiple MVP awards that has not appeared in a Super Bowl. https://t.co/S8ZWPvQuBG
𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚: Stephen A Smith says that Aaron Schatz, the one voter out of 50 who didn’t vote Lamar Jackson for MVP, was an “embarrassment” “People talk about how sportswriters shouldn’t be voting. That was a stupid homer vote by that individual, probably scared to go back… https://t.co/JZypMy2IlY
Stephen A. Smith calls out only NFL MVP voter to not vote for Lamar Jackson https://t.co/Vr8VcGtrDS https://t.co/k0FBpLn1nQ
#Cowboys Micah Parsons defends Myles Garrett's AP #NFL Defensive Player of the Year award; T.J. Watt weighs in before the show: https://t.co/3PjmNl1cOc
Lamar was just one vote shy of being the first 2-time unanimous MVP in NFL history 🤯 https://t.co/nbfFshpCdh
Let it be known that this Sunday in Maryland is Lamar Jackson Day! @Lj_era8 exemplifies the heart and work ethic that sets him apart as not only a generational talent in the @NFL, but someone who cares deeply about his community. Congrats, MVP (x2), you earned it! #RavensFlock https://t.co/olHseA4zsc
The 27-year-old Jackson is the fourth player to win his second MVP before turning 28, joining Patrick Mahomes (27), Brett Favre (27) and Jim Brown (22). https://t.co/ydOjuGc6dS
Stephen A. Smith calls out the one voter who didn't give Lamar Jackson a first-place MVP vote. "That was a stupid homer vote by that individual, probably scared to go back in the locker room if he had voted against Josh Allen. That compromises everything. You have to be… https://t.co/nWUnofubKn
Micah Parsons defends Myles Garrett as DPOY with classy reply to angry fan https://t.co/roQSrsouTY
I have absolutely no issue with Lamar Jackson winning of NFL MVP last night. He had a sensational year and was very deserving. Would loved to have seen Josh Allen win it, and he also had a strong case. But I did have a couple of other issues with the voting: ⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/M0PSQg2w5G
At just 27 years old, Lamar Jackson is the youngest two-time MVP since the merger. Of the nine multiple NFL MVP winners, he's the only one who hasn't won a Super Bowl yet 👀 https://t.co/onj4Sz9BlK
Lamar Jackson won the Heisman with @LouisvilleFB at age 19. He is now a 2-time MVP with the @Ravens at age 27. Only one other player has won a collegiate national POY award as a teenager & then multiple MVP awards in MLB, NBA, NFL or NHL before turning 28: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. https://t.co/mSKIp0zllK
The 2024 NFL Honors Award winners: ◽️MVP: Lamar Jackson ◽️Comeback POTY: Joe Flacco ◽️DPOY: Myles Garrett ◽️OPOY: Christian McCaffrey ◽️DROY: Will Anderson Jr. ◽️OROY: CJ Stroud ◽️COTY: Kevin Stefanski https://t.co/3fMnf6zj0n
Browns dominate NFL Honors. Stefanski, Garrett, Schwartz, Flacco take home trophies. via TLOD https://t.co/rfzZkrsVoO
Lamar Jackson won MVP. Christian McCaffrey won Offensive Player of the Year. Everything went as expected—wait … Joe Flacco won Comeback Player of the Year?! @austingayle_: https://t.co/yhTCZWp0Fw
Lamar Jackson tops Dak Prescott, Brock Purdy to claim MVP for 2nd time. 👏 https://t.co/VLCqutNir7 https://t.co/hg0vMtw8Z8
“We gon’ be back better than ever.” Lamar Jackson’s message to #RavensFlock after winning his 2nd MVP award 👀 https://t.co/XeTqIEk7Js
Christian McCaffrey was named the best offensive player over Lamar Jackson but not MVP. Okay! https://t.co/2dASQEOHo5 via @sfchronicle
Micah Parsons agrees with Myles Garrett winning DPOY 👀 The closing odds to win were -275 for Garrett and +350 for Parsons ✍️ https://t.co/QFQXIAIUWk
2023 NFL MVP Lamar Jackson says he’s honored to be in Las Vegas to accept the award, but he wishes he and the Baltimore Ravens were in town for the Super Bowl instead. #NFL #NFLHonors https://t.co/DoOIXK5tHS
"Lamar was always the best player on the field." @MJD, @DCarr8, and @Mike_Yam discuss Lamar Jackson taking home his second MVP (via @NFLTotalAccess) https://t.co/aY3Ed1Jhur
“Next year is our year.” Myles Garrett calls his shot for the Browns after winning Defensive Player of the Year. 🎥: By @Sean_Zittel #NFLHonors https://t.co/Wc3eSyvfw6
NFL Comeback Player of the Year award winner Joe Flacco says he has no plans to retire anytime soon. He appeared in five regular season games for the Cleveland Browns as a mid season addition and helped lead them to the playoffs. #NFL #NFLHonors https://t.co/5MFAr7fwIP
Lamar Jackson hilariously thanked the Ravens for finally giving him a new deal in NFL MVP acceptance speech https://t.co/djt33wUVuY https://t.co/cvOiRtnErM
Lamar Jackson, Christian McCaffrey, Myles Garrett, and C.J. Stroud were just some of tonight's NFL Honors awards winners. https://t.co/xYboRnPzwA
#Cowboys’ Dak Prescott 2nd to Lamar Jackson in MVP Voting https://t.co/ck0B7Yib9m via @DallasCowboysFN https://t.co/HpvsIoBUdC
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson wins second MVP with 49 of 50 first-place votes -- the only other going to the Bills' Josh Allen https://t.co/PCHGBNhZaB https://t.co/HlSEanZ7iq
Officially: MVP: Lamar Jackson OPOY: Christian McCaffrey DPOY: Myles Garrett OROY: CJ Stroud DROY: Will Anderson Jr. CPOY: Joe Flacco COY: Kevin Stefanski ACOY: Jim Schwartz Walter Payton: Cameron Heyward Hall of Fame: • Julius Peppers • Andre Johnson • Patrick Willis •…
2024 NFL Awards: MVP: Lamar Jackson OPOY: Christian McCaffrey DPOY: Miles Garrett Coach: Kevin Stefanski OROY: CJ Stroud DROY: Will Anderson Comeback: Joe Flacco Good haul for the Browns and Texans
Myles Garrett named AP Defensive Player of Year as #Browns go 4-for-4 at NFL Honors. Updated with quotes and broken down with each winner. https://t.co/J6YclFXB0V
TJ Watt is one of the best defensive players ever. At this point, a lot of his sacks are a cleanup effort, and he is often not that impactful for long stretches of games, while Myles Garrett is slightly more consistent as a game-wrecker and a reasonable but close pick for DPOY https://t.co/0QrEpAD3fh
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott finishes a distant 2nd in the NFL MVP voting. https://t.co/NREzhANz0F
Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb finishes 3rd and Cowboys QB Dak Prescott finishes 5th in the Offensive Player of the Year voting. https://t.co/Z4fy5Y1Cgo
Jackson received 49 of 50 first-place votes after getting only 45 for All-Pro. Josh Allen got the other first-place vote. Dak Prescott finished second (152 points), Christian McCaffrey third (147), Brock Purdy fourth (97) and Allen fifth (80). https://t.co/NdnyMs3Avc
Recap of Cowboys' finishes in the AP voting during the NFL Honors show: MVP - Dak Prescott, 2nd Off. POY - CeeDee Lamb, 3rd; Dak, 5th Def POY - Micah Parsons, 3rd; DaRon Bland, 5th
Full breakdown of the NFL award winners; 🏆 MVP - Lamar Jackson 🏆 HCOY - Kevin Stefanski 🏆 OPOY - Christian McCaffrey 🏆 DPOY - Myles Garrett 🏆 OROY - CJ Stroud 🏆 DROY- Will Anderson Jr. 🏆CPOY - Joe Flacco
Only two players in NFL history have won multiple MVPs before their age-27 season: Jim Brown Lamar Jackson https://t.co/h8X3Jh5eaX
Josh Allen was the only player other than Lamar Jackson to get a 1st place vote for MVP….but finished 5th in the voting. https://t.co/5neSxSXQcT
Lamar joins elite company of multi-time MVP winners 💯 https://t.co/n6WjHDvVQm
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott finished second in NFL MVP voting. Lamar Jackson won by a large margin, receiving 49 of 50 first place votes
“Have a great night. That’s all, folks.” Lamar Jackson, your 2023 MVP
NFL Award winners: MVP Lamar Jackson Head Coach of the Year Kevin Stefanski Offensive Player Christian McCaffrey Defensive Player Myles Garrett Offensive Rookie CJ Stroud Defensive Rookie Will Anderson Jr. Comeback Player Joe Flacco
Lamar Jackson's MVP speech: "I want to thank the Ravens for finally getting the deal done." 😂 https://t.co/9C8ReWdsUJ
Lamar Jackson is the first player to win MVP without another first-team All-Pro on offense since Adrian Peterson in 2012. Last QB to do it was Aaron Rodgers in 2011.
Lamar Jackson finishes one first-place shy of it being unanimous. https://t.co/f94QHtk6b2
Voting for AP MVP (10-5-3-2-1 scoring): Lamar Jackson, Baltimore, 49-0-1-0-0=493 Dak Prescott, Dallas, 0-17-13-11-6=152 Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco, 0-17-12-11-4=147 Brock Purdy, San Francisco, 0-9-5-12-13=97 Josh Allen, Buffalo, 1-5-11-3-6=80 Tyreek Hill, Miami,…
Lamar Jackson the MVP in a runaway. https://t.co/ihClQV3aZE
Lamar Jackson wins MVP, so McCaffrey is best offensive player and Jackson isn't but McCaffrey isn't MVP
Browns dominate NFL Honors with 4 individual awards -- Stefanski, Garrett, Schwartz & Flacco take home trophies. via TLOD https://t.co/rfzZkrsVoO
A big night for the Cleveland Browns: • Coach of the Year: Kevin Stefanski • Defensive Player of the Year: Myles Garrett • Comeback Player of the Year: Joe Flacco • Assistant Coach of the Year: Jim Schwartz https://t.co/AMIuOrTyyQ
Will it be a clean sweep for the #Browns tonight? I caught up with QB Joe Flacco on the red carpet before the awards. He's up for AP #NFL Comeback Player of the Year: https://t.co/gI0kuVjowf
Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb finished third in NFL Offensive Player of the Year voting. Christian McCaffrey won the award. Tyreek Hill finished second. Lamar Jackson was fourth. Dak Prescott finished fifth
CeeDee Lamb was third. This was my ballot exactly: 1. McCaffrey; 2. Hill; 3. Lamb. https://t.co/4pDSN9kRzO
Offensive Player of the Year voting: • Christian McCaffrey: 39 • Tyreek Hill: 7 • Lamar Jackson: 3 • CeeDee Lamb: 1 Travis Etienne got a third-place vote. https://t.co/fUqzmmiZAP
Cowboys LB Micah Parsons finishes 3rd, and Cowboys CB DaRon Bland finishes 5th in the Defensive Player of the Year voting. https://t.co/qGdPqP5w0L
Steelers' T.J. Watt loses NFL defensive player of year award to Browns defensive lineman Myles Garrett (Via TribLive) https://t.co/lhpbX3m4Qa
Browns' Myles Garrett edges Steelers' T.J. Watt for Defensive Player of the Year https://t.co/exK9Pu1EuP https://t.co/OSqkDvd3H0
Micah Parsons finishes third for AP Defensive Player of the Year. https://t.co/qzXq0kzqKF
#Browns Myles Garrett ends his acceptance speech with "To the city of Cleveland, this one’s for you. We’re going to bring home something bigger next time.”
Myles Garrett wins DPOY! 🔥 (via @NFL) https://t.co/OWDvwggvDW
Myles Garrett Beats #Cowboys’ Micah Parsons as Defensive Player of the Year: NFL Tracker https://t.co/ppVEJptVZb via @DallasCowboysFN
#Browns Myles Garrett edged out #Steelers T.J. Watt for DPOY https://t.co/4abbBF0nlp
Cowboys hybrid DE Micah Parsons has finished second or third in AP Defensive Player of the Year voting in the first three seasons of his NFL career. He awaits first win: As expected, Browns DE Myles Garrett took award. Parsons had third-most votes behind Garrett and T.J. Watt.
New on @TheNFLWire: @MicahhParsons11 had no issue with Myles Garrett winning AP Defensive Player of the Year, but in defending Garrett, Parsons may have undersold his own abilities. https://t.co/MDtoCwz58C
"To the city of Cleveland, this one's for you." Myles Garrett is the DPOY! 📺: #NFLHonors on CBS & NFLN 📱: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/PTVRlHILvZ
As Kevin Stefanski said in December, Myles Garrett was the "best defensive player on the best defense" in the league.
Myles Garret is the AP Defensive Player of the Year.
The best of the best. @Flash_Garrett is the @NFL DPOY 💪 https://t.co/flVEc5CEx8
MYLES GARRETT LOCKS UP THE DPOY 🐶 https://t.co/VwtEx8HvTU
Welcome to the Dawg Pound! @browns DE Myles Garrett wins the 2023 Defensive Players of the Year! https://t.co/gdVTq8zmFp
Obvious choice 🦖 @Flash_Garrett is the 2023 NFL Defensive Player of the Year 👍 https://t.co/mVEfYTqdlS
𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚: Micah Parsons came to the defense of Myles Garrett after a fan said he doesn’t deserve to win DPOY. “Horrible take!! Myles was the better player!! Reality of the situation ! Myles Faced way more double teams and affect on qbs! Fans please stop looking at stats… https://t.co/yv3cFGg5lS
Myles Garrett's first time at #NFLHonors and he's got a chance to win DPOY 🙌 📺: #NFLHonors on CBS & NFLN 📱: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/B3DDh75lQB
#Browns QB Joe Flacco and his wife Dana on the red carpet. Flacco is up for Comeback Player of the Year at #NFLHonors https://t.co/UtJl6f5EoH
The best defensive player in the league 😤 @Flash_Garrett | #NFLAggies https://t.co/o3vF3NIkDm
#Browns Myles Garrett doing radio row interviews before he heads over to #NFL honors. Good chance he’ll win his first Defensive Player of the Year award tonight https://t.co/KaQzdlS9bd
ICYMI: Myles Garrett is #NFL Defensive Player of Year in Hall of Famer John Randle's eyes. Randle and the #Browns star bonded in the fall, and Randle recently told the @beaconjournal, “When you talk about 2024 players, hey, Myles Garrett's that guy.” https://t.co/YvWQqPSxyo
Here's what #49ers DE Nick Bosa, reigning #NFL Defensive Player of the Year, told me about #Browns Myles Garrett possibly winning the award tonight. With video of Bosa from #SB58: https://t.co/gcOdIIWgLm