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Deebo Samuel’s mind is pretty much made up regarding who should win league MVP. If he were in charge, the 49ers wide receiver would give it to his quarterback, Brock Purdy, who currently leads the NFL in completion percentage.
“Man, my boy number one right now,” Samuel said during an appearance on Up & Adams. “It ain’t even up for debate.”
Samuel’s opinion isn’t unwarranted. Purdy is the current front-runner to win MVP, ahead of fellow quarterbacks Dak Prescott, Jalen Hurts, Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes and Tua Tagovailoa. Not bad for the player who was the final person selected during the 2022 NFL Draft.
In that vein, Purdy would have been arguably the most surprising person to ever win league MVP had he taken home the award last season. That being said, Purdy winning league MVP this season would still put him in the conversation as the most surprising league MVP in league history.
With that in mind, here’s a look at the 10 most surprising league MVPs in league history.
Honorable mention: QB Ken Anderson, Bengals, 1980
Anderson had been one of the NFL’s better quarterbacks during the 1970s, earning consecutive Pro Bowl nods at one point and leading the Bengals to two playoff berths over a three-year span. But he and the Bengals had fallen on hard times prior to his MVP season. After winning just five games the previous season, Cincinnati won a franchise-record 12 games behind the play of Anderson, who outplayed Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Fouts in that year’s AFC title game won by the Bengals.
10. QB Rich Gannon, Raiders, 2002
Gannon’s MVP season isn’t quite as surprising as others on this list given the fact that he was named a Pro Bowler the previous three years. Gannon took his game to another level in 2002, however, as he led the NFL in attempts, completions and passing yards while taking full advantage of having two Hall of Fame receivers at his disposal in Jerry…
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Author : Bryan DeArdo
Publish date : 2023-12-07 13:52:07
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