Saquon Barkley, Pat Surtain II named Offensive, Defensive Players of the Year

After carrying their teams to the playoffs, Saquon Barkley and Pat Surtain II were named the champion players connected the violative and antiaircraft sides of the ball, respectively.

The moving back signed a three-year woody with the Eagles successful the offseason aft their part rival successful the New York Giants opted to fto him spell and it’s been a nightmare for Big Blue and a imagination for the Birds.

Barkley became the ninth idiosyncratic to unreserved for 2,000 yards successful a azygous season, and had helium not sat successful Week 18, helium astir apt would person the record.

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Philadelphia Eagles moving backmost Saquon Barkley (26) celebrates aft moving for a touchdown against the Washington Commanders during the archetypal fractional of the NFC Championship NFL shot game, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, successful Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

While this is strictly a regular play award, Barkley is 30 yards distant from mounting the grounds for astir rushing yards successful a season, including playoffs. In 19 games played this season, including the postseason, Barkley has rushed for 2,447 yards and 18 touchdowns, 5 of which person travel successful his past 2 games.

Out of his 19 games played, he's rushed for 100-plus 12 times and has eclipsed the 200-yard people twice.

This is the archetypal clip a moving backmost has won the grant successful back-to-back seasons since 2005 and 2006, erstwhile Shaun Alexander and LaDanian Tomlinson won the hardware, respectively.

Surtain became the first antiaircraft back to triumph the grant since Stephon Gilmore successful 2019 aft locking apical receivers each play long. Surtain picked disconnected 4 passes, returning them for an NFL-high 132 yards. He made his 3rd consecutive Pro Bowl and was named a First-team All-Pro for the 2nd clip successful 3 seasons.

Dec 15, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain II (2) gestures aft a play successful the 3rd 4th against the Indianapolis Colts astatine Empower Field astatine Mile High. (Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images)

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Quarterbacks combined for a 59.1 passer standing erstwhile throwing toward Surtain, the third-lowest people successful shot down Derek Stingley Jr. and Marlon Humphrey.

Surtain is the 12th cornerback to triumph the award.

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Both players thanked God upon receiving their grant - Barkley was not successful attendance, arsenic he's gearing up for the large crippled connected Sunday.

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