Tampa Bay Buccaneers PFWA Super Bowl LV Pool Report – February 3, 2021
By Rick Stroud, Tampa Bay Times Pro Football Writers of America TAMPA — The Bucs’ two-and-a-half hour practice Wednesday on the outdoor grass field at the AdventHealth Training Center in preparation for Super Bowl LV offered great news for nearly all their previously injured players. Receiver Antonio Brown (knee), safeties Antoine Winfield, Jr. (ankle) and […]
Kansas City Chiefs PFWA Super Bowl LV Pool Report – February 3, 2021
By Herbie Teope, The Kansas City Star Pro Football Writers of America KANSAS CITY, Mo. –– The Chiefs hit the field Wednesday morning for a normal practice, which lasted 90 minutes, without four players ahead of Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV. Left tackle Eric Fisher (Achilles), rookie linebacker Willie […]
PFWA officers, board elected for 2021-22 seasons; Rooney Scholarship recipient announced
At the 2021 PFWA Annual Meeting held virtually January 29, the PFWA membership elected a slate of officers and board members for the 2021-2022 seasons. Lindsay Jones, senior writer for The Athletic, was elected to a two-year term as the organization’s 30th PFWA president. Also elected to two-year officer terms were Jenny Vrentas, Sports Illustrated […]
2020 PFWA On-Field Awards Summary
During the week of January 18-22, 2021, the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) handed out its 2020 On-Field Awards. Here is a summary of the award winners, as voted on by the PFWA membership: MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: QB Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: RB Derrick Henry, Tennessee Titans DEFENSIVE […]
Washington’s Smith PFWA Comeback Player of the Year; Bills’ Allen Most Improved Player of the Year
Quarterback Alex Smith, who rebounded from a severe leg injury suffered in 2018 that sidelined him until the 2020 season when he worked his way back into the Washington Football Team’s starting lineup, was selected as the 2020 NFL Comeback Player of the Year, chosen in voting conducted by the Professional Football Writers of America […]
Browns’ Stefanski PFWA Coach of the Year; Bills’ Beane Executive of the Year; Bills’ Daboll Assistant Coach of the Year
Kevin Stefanski, who led Cleveland to a 11-5 record and the franchise’s first playoff berth since the 2002 season in his first season as Browns head coach, was selected as the 2020 NFL Coach of the Year, chosen in voting conducted by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA). Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane, whose […]