Miller Lite NFL Player of the Year Award

The Miller Lite NFL Player of the Year Award is presented by Miller Lite to the top player in the National Football League (NFL).

NOTES: Bold entries denote players who went on to become members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame; Year fields link to the NFL season in review page, winner's names link to the player's page and team name links to the official roster for the year in which the player won the Most Valuable Player of the Year Award.

"There's an old cartoon that shows everybody panicking, except for one guy, who is unruffled as he does his assigned task. In real life, that person is Joe Montana. He possessed an almost mystical calmness in the midst of chaos, especially with the game on the line in the fourth quarter. While others saw turmoil and danger after the snap, Montana saw order and opportunity. He was Joe Cool, the unflappable king of the comeback." - Columnist Larry Schwartz on ESPN.com (Link)

Miller Lite NFL Player of the Year Award Miller Lite Most Valuable Player of the Year Award on Football Almanac
Year	Winner^(Quantity)	Position	Team / Roster^{(Franchise Qty)}
1989	Joe Montana⁽¹⁾	Quarterback	1989 San Francisco 49ers⁽¹⁾
1990	Joe Montana⁽²⁾	Quarterback	1990 San Francisco 49ers⁽²⁾
1991	Thurman Thomas⁽¹⁾	Running Back	1991 Buffalo Bills⁽¹⁾
1992	Steve Young⁽¹⁾	Quarterback	1992 San Francisco 49ers⁽³⁾
1993	Emmitt Smith⁽¹⁾	Running Back	1993 Dallas Cowboys⁽¹⁾
1994	Steve Young⁽²⁾	Quarterback	1994 San Francisco 49ers⁽⁴⁾
1995	Brett Favre⁽¹⁾	Quarterback	1995 Green Bay Packers⁽¹⁾
1996	Brett Favre⁽²⁾	Quarterback	1996 Green Bay Packers⁽²⁾
1997	Barry Sanders⁽¹⁾	Running Back	1997 Detroit Lions⁽¹⁾
1998	Randall Cunningham⁽¹⁾	Quarterback	1998 Minnesota Vikings⁽¹⁾
1999	Kurt Warner⁽¹⁾	Quarterback	1999 St. Louis Rams⁽¹⁾
2000	Marshall Faulk⁽¹⁾	Running Back	2000 St. Louis Rams⁽²⁾
2001	Marshall Faulk⁽²⁾	Running Back	2001 St. Louis Rams⁽³⁾
2002	Rich Gannon⁽¹⁾	Quarterback	2002 Oakland Raiders⁽¹⁾
2003	Jamal Lewis⁽¹⁾	Running Back	2003 Baltimore Ravens⁽¹⁾
2004	Peyton Manning⁽¹⁾	Quarterback	2004 Indianapolis Colts⁽¹⁾
2005	Shaun Alexander⁽¹⁾	Running Back	2005 Seattle Seahawks⁽¹⁾
2006	Drew Brees⁽¹⁾	Quarterback	2006 New Orleans Saints⁽¹⁾
2007	Award Discontinued^(x)	--	--
Year	Winner^(Quantity)	Position	Team / Roster^{(Franchise Qty)}
Miller Lite NFL Player of the Year Award on Football Almanac

Did you know that there have been eleven quarterbacks and seven running backs who have won the Miller Lite NFL Player of the Year Award?

A breakdown of other official NFL most valuable player awards: The Joe F. Carr Trophy (1938-1946), the United Press International NFL MVP (1948-1969), the Newspaper Enterprise Association NFL MVP (1955-Today), and the Associated Press NFL MVP (1957-Today).

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