Tom Brady will almost certainly be your 2017 NFL MVP. The rest of the league’s year-end awards? They won’t be settled until the NFL Honors show, 24 hours before Brady plays in his eighth Super Bowl. The NFL Honors take place at the Northrop Memorial Auditorium at the University of Minnesota at 5 p.m. local time, but will be broadcast on tape delay on NBC (live stream at NBC Sports) at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Saturday.
NFL Honors 2018 live stream: How to watch the awards show online
The MVP debate is probably settled — but the rest of the league’s prestigious awards will be sorted out Saturday.
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Important distinctions like the league’s top rookies, defenders, offensive threats, and the Walter Payton Man of the Year will all be handed down on the eve of the Super Bowl.
Awards voted on by the Associated Press include MVP, Coach of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year, Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year, Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year, and the Sportsmanship Award.
The NFL also has awards where fan voting is factored into the equation. The FedEx Air and Ground Players of the Year (won last year by Matt Ryan and Ezekiel Elliott, respectively) have three finalists apiece. Alex Smith, Carson Wentz, and Brady are the three quarterbacks vying for the first, while the second is down to running backs Kareem Hunt, Le’Veon Bell, and Todd Gurley.
Brady may not be the only lock to take home some prestigious hardware Saturday. J.J. Watt’s humanitarian efforts helped raise more than $37 million for Hurricane Harvey relief in his adopted hometown of Houston. While fellow Payton Award finalists Greg Olsen and Ben Watson are deserving nominees, it will be tough to match Watt’s impact in terms of community building in 2017.
The event will also unveil the newest class of NFL Hall of Fame inductees. This year’s finalists are Ray Lewis, Brian Urlacher, Edgerrin James, Randy Moss, Terrell Owens, Isaac Bruce, John Lynch, Brian Dawkins, Everson Walls, Ty Law, Tony Boselli, Kevin Mawae, Joe Jacoby, Steve Hutchinson, Alan Faneca, Robert Brazile, Jerry Kramer, and Bobby Beathard.
The broadcast kicks off at 9 p.m. ET. The awards will be hosted by Rob Riggle, whom viewers may recognize from his role as “not Frank Caliendo” from Fox’s pregame show.
How to Watch
Time: 9 p.m. ET/PT (tape delay)
Location: Northrop Memorial Auditorium at the University of Minnesota, Minn.
Host: Rob Riggle
TV: NBC
Online: NBC Sports | fuboTV
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