but the league-recognized MVP award winner is named by the Associated Press, which has handed out the trophy since 1957 when the great Jim Brown won the first of his three NFL MVP awards.

Two Heisman Trophy ... at an MVP level this season, rewarding the Bucs for their long-term investment that, at this point, is looking like a massive bargain. Mayfield leads the NFL with 15 ...

The rest of the league has a way to go before catching up with the Packers. Green Bay's 10 NFL MVP trophies are split among Paul Hornung (1961), Jim Taylor (1962), Bart Starr (1966), Brett Favre ...

Adrian Peterson is still the last non-quarterback to win the NFL MVP award. Peterson made seven Pro Bowls during ten years ...

Centers won the Hart Trophy 17 times over an 18-year period from 1979 to 1996. Wayne Gretzky personally skated away with the league's MVP award eight ... but NHL and NFL are his two favorite ...