Lamar Jackson: Baltimore Ravens quarterback named NFL MVP for second time
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Lamar Jackson was also named the NFL's MVP for the 2019 season
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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has been named the NFL's Most Valuable Player for a second time.
The 27-year-old received 49 of the 50 votes, with the other going to Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen.
The award goes to the standout player of the NFL's regular season, in which the Ravens had the best record (13-4).
"My offense, my offensive line - I can't thank them enough for what they've done," said Jackson, who also won the award for the 2019 season.
"I'm not out there blocking, catching the ball, doing everything. It's my team. It's a team thing for these awards."
Jackson is the ninth player in the Super Bowl era to win multiple MVP awards and is one of just three MVP winners still playing in the NFL, along with four-time winner Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes, who won his second award last season.
Jackson passed for 3,678 yards and 24 touchdowns, and rushed for 821 yards and five touchdowns. None of those were career-high figures, but they contributed to a dominant Baltimore performance across the season.
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They earned the top seed in the AFC Conference and although Jackson went on to claim just the second play-off win of his career, the Ravens were denied a place in Sunday's Super Bowl as Mahomes' Kansas City Chiefs beat them in the AFC Championship game.
After lengthy negotiations, Jackson was briefly the NFL's highest-paid player after signing a new five-year contract with the Ravens worth $260m in April 2023.
Jackson added with a laugh: "I want to thank my organisation, the Baltimore Ravens, for finally getting this deal done."
The NFL's end-of-season awards are presented during Super Bowl week, with this year's event taking place in the Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas, which is hosting the NFL's championship game for the first time on Sunday.
The other notable award winners are:
Coach of the Year: Kevin Stefanski (Cleveland Browns)
Comeback Player of the Year: Joe Flacco (Cleveland Browns quarterback)
Offensive Player of the Year: Christian McCaffrey (San Francisco 49ers running back)
Defensive Player of the Year: Myles Garrett (Cleveland Browns defensive end)
Offensive Rookie of the Year: CJ Stroud (Houston Texans quarterback)
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Will Anderson Jr (Houston Texans defensive end)
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