Tebow Named A.P. Player of the Year
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Quarterback Tim Tebow won A.P. Player of the Year honors Tuesday in a vote that was similar to the one that made him the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy.
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RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Record-breaking  Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has won the  National Football League's rookie of the year award.
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FOXBOROUGH - Quarterback Tom Brady , the NFL's Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year, led a contingent of five Patriots selected yesterday to the Associated Press All-Pro team, including wide receiver Randy Moss (a unanimous choice), left tackle Matt Light , outside linebacker Mike Vrabel , and cornerback Asante Samuel .
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Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith won the Heisman Trophy, awarded to U.S. college football's top player, in a landslide vote announced on Saturday.
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A year after he was nearly replaced by Auburn officials, Tuberville is The Associated Press&#39; Coach of the Year. &quot;I learned a lot last year from what we went through at the end of the season,&quot; he said.
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper is ahead of all players in voting for the 2005 Pro Bowl, while Philadelphia's Donovan McNabb is one of three Eagles in the top-10.
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Florida A&amp;M had played two other ranked teams this season and was blown out both times. Mohamed Abukar scored a career-high 22 points, and No.
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Zurich, Switzerland (Sports Network) - Barcelona&#39;s Brazilian playmaker Ronaldinho earned FIFA Player of the Year honors Monday, beating Arsenal&#39;s French striker Thierry Henry by 68 points.
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Players entering their 10th season, coming off a major injury and in the midst of a position change rarely make an impact. Greg Ellis made a major impact for the Dallas Cowboys at outside linebacker and on Saturday was voted The Associated Press 2007 NFL Comeback Player of the Year.
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Peyton Manning just wanted to have fun this season. Breaking records and earning awards were novelties. The Indianapolis Colts star quarterback, architect of one of the best seasons in NFL history, earned his reward Wednesday as The Associated Press 2004 Offensive Player of the Year.
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Florida doesn't have a quarterback controversy. It's more like a quarterback coalition. Backup quarterback Tim Tebow threw two touchdown passes, including one on a play that could have came from basketball coach Billy Donovan's playbook, and ran for a score to give the fifth-ranked Gators a 23-10 win against No. 9 LSU on Saturday.
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Michael Vick has become the richest player in the NFL. The Atlanta Falcons' star quarterback signed a 10-year, &#36;130 million contract extension Thursday that guarantees him an NFL-record &#36;37 million in bonuses.
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning headlines the AFC Players of the Month for November.
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When Peyton Manning sees his name alongside some of the great players in NFL history, he beams with pride. Manning's phenomenal season earned him his second straight Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player Award &#151; and he came within one vote of being a unanimous choice.
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James Farrior has already gotten one teammate's vote as the NFL's top defensive player this season. Make that a lot of votes.
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Matt Leinart found a comfort zone this season. No longer worried about losing his job, the easygoing Southern California quarterback became the unquestioned leader of the Trojans. He performed the job so well in his second year as a starter, he also became The Associated Press player of the year.
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LaDainian Tomlinson and Randy Moss were unanimous selections to The Associated Press 2007 NFL All-Pro team on Wednesday. So was Tom Brady Â sort of.