Browns' Myles Garrett, Seahawks' Jaxon Smith-Njigba take home top honors

Cleveland Browns antiaircraft extremity Myles Garrett and Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba were named the NFL’s Defensive and Offensive Players of the Year respectively connected Thursday nighttime astatine the NFL Honors.

Garrett was the unanimous prime for NFL Defensive Player of the Year and it was the 2nd clip successful his vocation that helium was awarded the honor.

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Cleveland Browns' Myles Garrett accepts the AP Defensive Player of the Year grant during the NFL Honors grant show, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, successful San Francisco. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

The Browns prima acceptable the NFL people with 23 sacks successful a azygous season, surpassing Pittsburgh Steelers borderline rusher T.J. Watt and New York Giants fable Michael Strahan successful the last crippled of the season. Garrett sacked Joe Burrow successful the last crippled of the season. Cleveland defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 20-18.

It was the archetypal clip Garrett reached astatine slightest 20 sacks successful a azygous season. He ne'er had much than 16. Garrett added 60 full tackles, tying a vocation high. He had 3 forced fumbles and a walk breakup.

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Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba speaks during a quality league connected Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, successful San Jose, Calif., up of Super Bowl 60 betwixt the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Smith-Njigba helped the Seahawks get backmost to the Super Bowl arsenic they volition instrumentality connected the New England Patriots connected Sunday night. In 2025, helium asserted himself arsenic 1 of the champion receivers successful the NFL and was rewarded for it.

The third-year subordinate had 119 catches for an NFL-leading 1,793 yards and 10 touchdowns. It was the archetypal clip successful his young vocation that helium reached the double-digit touchdown mark. He besides led the NFL successful yards per interaction with 14.3.

Myles Garrett and Jaxon Smith-Njigba were named the Defensive and Offensive Players of the Years respectively connected Feb. 5, 2026. (IMAGN)

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With Sam Darnold nether center, the Seahawks were 3rd successful points scored and eighth successful yards gained.

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