Bean Dip is Exciting: NFL Honors Winners

February 1, 2015

Hey, too nervous about the game to do anything else? Getting excited about the 12 layer bean-bacon dip that you only have once a year during the Super Bowl because it not only has 3000 calories an ounce, but it causes you spend 90% of the next two days in the bathroom? Had something better to do last night than watch the AP awards given out at the NFL Honors in Arizona? Well, we got you covered. Here’s a list of winners (courtesy of NFL.com):

FedEx Air & Ground Players of the Year: Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay Packers; Le’Veon Bell, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers
AP Offensive Rookie of the Year:Odell Beckham Jr., WR, New York Giants
AP Offensive Player of the Year presented by Surface: DeMarco Murray, RB, Dallas Cowboys
Salute To Service Award Presented by USAA: Jared Allen, DE, Chicago Bears
AP Coach of the Year presented by Lenovo: Bruce Arians, Arizona Cardinals
Art Rooney Award presented by Bose: Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Arizona Cardinals
AP Defensive Rookie of the Year: Aaron Donald, DT, St. Louis Rams
AP Assistant Coach of the Year: Todd Bowles, Arizona Cardinals
Don Shula HS Coach of the Year: Bruce Larson, Somerset (Wisconsin) High School
“Greatness on the Road” Award presented by Courtyard: Tony Romo, QB, Dallas Cowboys
AP Defensive Player of the Year: J.J. Watt, DE, Houston Texans
Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2015: Junior Seau, LB; Tim Brown, WR; Jerome Bettis, RB; Charles Haley, DE/LB; Will Shields, G; Bill Polian, contributor; Ron Wolf, contributor; Mick Tingelhoff, C
NFL.com Fantasy Player of the Year presented by SAP: Le’Veon Bell, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers
Deacon Jones Award: Justin Houston, OLB, Kansas City Chiefs
AP Comeback Player of the Year: Rob Gronkowski, TE, New England Patriots
Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year presented by Nationwide: Thomas Davis, LB, Carolina Panthers
Bridgestone Performance Play of the Year: Odell Beckham Jr.’s amazing one-handed 43-yard touchdown catch
AP Most Valuable Player: Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay Packers

Of course, the biggest story of the night, in my opinion, is that Kyle Orton got one vote for Comeback Player of the Year. Being a Bears fan, I certainly can appreciate Orton as a game manager. And normally I’d say something snarky about this, but heck, Orton is cool. And I feel bad for him because he can’t seem to ditch the molester-stache: