Rodgers Wins Fourth NFL MVP: Ten Things to Know
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers won his fourth NFL MVP award on Thursday night at NFL Honors.
Rodgers led the NFL in passer rating and propelled the Packers to a league-high 13 wins. In regular-season games that he started and finished, the Packers went 13-2. After throwing two interceptions in an ugly Week 1 loss against New Orleans, Rodgers tossed 37 touchdowns and two interceptions in his final 15 starts.
Rodgers started off by thanking general manager Brian Gutekunst and the organization as well as coach Matt LaFleur for making his back-to-back seasons possible.
“Appreciate you, buddy,” Rodgers said of LaFleur after giving him grief about his eyebrows.
He continued by thanking his teammates and the lasting friendships. He dedicated the award to two people who passed away in 2021: Maura Mandt, the longtime producer of the ESPYs, and the man who drafted him, Ted Thompson.
“This has been one of my favorite years of football,” Rodgers said in January when asked about winning a fourth MVP. “It’s hard to think of a year that I’ve enjoyed more than this one, even with all the adversity.
“I’ve told the guys this a few times when I’ve had the opportunity to speak to them pregame, one of the greatest satisfactions in life is being held to a standard by your teammates and living up to that standard. And I know when I take the field, that there’s a standard those guys hold me to, and there’s an expectation of performance, and to be able to go out there and perform week after week, the way that I want to perform has been extremely meaningful to me. I’m thankful for this opportunity to still be starting here in Green Bay and to lead this team and to play at a high level, and to continue to grow, through the adversity, through the ups and downs, the frustrations and the successes and the triumphs. I’ve really enjoyed this season, and I would definitely love to finish out the year strong and win my fourth.”
Here are 10 things you might not have known about Rodgers’ season.
One: Aaron Rodgers Becomes Only Four-Time MVP
Two: Rodgers’ Red-Hot Finish
Three: Rodgers Showed He’s Valuable, Part 1
Four: Rodgers Showed He’s Valuable, Part 2
Five: MVP? Yes. Super Bowl? No.
Six: Rodgers Leads Three Key Categories
Seven: Efficiency, Not Volume, Gives Rodgers MVP Edge Over Brady
Eight: Don’t Pick on Rodgers
Nine: In Good Hands with Rodgers
Ten: Touchdown-to-Interception Ratio Champion
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Meanwhile, legendary Packers safety LeRoy Butler was selected for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel beat out LaFleur for Coach of the Year.