The 2023 Cowboys were well-represented in the major awards handed out at NFL Honors in Las Vegas Thursday night. But they went home empty-handed in the night’s biggest categories.
Quarterback Dak Prescott, wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, linebacker/edge rusher Micah Parsons, and cornerback DaRon Bland were up for three of the evening’s top accolades. And while Lamb did collect the trophy for the Next Gen State Moment of the Year, that was the only piece of hardware to go to someone wearing the star.
Parsons and Bland were both up for Defensive Player of the Year, but Cleveland’s Myles Garrett was recognized instead. Parsons finished third in the voting; Bland finished fifth.
Prescott and Lamb were finalists to be Offensive Player of the Year but lost to the 49ers’ Christian McCaffrey. Lamb came in third in voting, while Prescott finished in fifth place.
Prescott was also in the running to be the league’s Most Valuable Player, but that honor went to Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson in a runaway vote. Prescott was the runner-up for that award, earning 17 second-place votes, 13 third-place votes, 11 fourth-place votes, and six fifth-place votes.
Recap of Cowboys' finishes in the AP voting during the NFL Honors show:
MVP – Dak Prescott, 2nd
Off. POY – CeeDee Lamb, 3rd; Dak, 5th
Def POY – Micah Parsons, 3rd; DaRon Bland, 5th— Todd Archer (@toddarcher) February 9, 2024
A couple other Cowboys were also shut out during the evening’s presentations. While DeMarcus Lawrence was the team’s nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Cameron Heyward became the latest deserving recipient. And Cowboys legend Darren Woodson was denied entry into the Pro Football Hall of Fame after eight times as a semifinalist or finalist.
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