The Pete Rozelle Trophy It is given to the Most Valuable Player of the Super Bowl, this in honor of the commissioner of the NFL from 1960 to 1989, so it is one of the most important awards that an element of the National Football League can receive. Figures like Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Emitt Smith and Ray Lewis, among others are on that list.
The ‘unexpected’ heroes of the Super Bowl
It took five editions of the Super Bowl for a defensive player to finally raise your hand was named Most Valuable Player of the Great Feast. Chuck Howley, linebacker for the Dallas Cowboysintercepted Johnny Unitas once and Earl Morrall, who replaced Unitas due to injury, once. However, the Baltimore Colts beat Dallas (13-16), being the only player in history of the league in get the award as a member of the losing team.
Larry Csonka is the only fullback in NFL history to be done Pete Rozelle Trophy recipient. During the Super Bowl VIII between the Miami Dolphins and the Minnesota Vikings (24-7), the powerful offensive player had 33 carries for 145 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
only on one occasion since the super bowl era began two players have shared the Most Valuable Player award. It’s about the defensive back Randy White and defensive end Harvey Martin in the XII edition of the championship game. Both led an impressive defense of the Dallas Cowboys to beat the Denver Broncos (127-10).
Desmond Howard He is remembered for being the only special teams player to win Most Valuable Player. This during the Super Bowl XXXIwhere Brett Favre’s Green Bay Packers prevailed against Drew Bledsoe’s New England Patriots. Howard had a total of 244 yards for his team and returned a kick 99 yards to the end zone.
Who could be the MVP of the Super Bowl in 2023?
In the LVII edition of Super Bowl it is expected that figures of the size of Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts, Travis Kelce or AJ Brown can win the trophy Pete Rozelle. However, some “heroes in the shadows” could be defensive tackle Chris Jones or defensive end Frank Clark for Kansas, while Philadelphia steamdefensive tackle Fletcher Cox and defensive back Darius Slay could arise for the occasion.
