Tag: FedEx Air Player of the Year

Fix is In: Twitter reacts to NFL rigging FedEx Air award, screwing Cowboys’ Prescott

The NFL re-ran a poll four times, and the guy who won each time didn’t win the award. That seems… wrong. It’s not the first time they did Dak dirty, either.

“Now in its third decade, the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year Awards will once again honor the best quarterback and running back performances of the season.  Fans can help celebrate these standout athletes by voting for the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year.”

But can they?

The NFL ran four different polls for the 2023 Air award since the end of the season. Dallas Cowboys’ QB Dak Prescott won every single one of them. Yet here is the NFL, awarding the honor to San Francisco 49ers QB Brock Purdy.

How, Sway?

This isn’t the first time the NFL has done Prescott dirty when it comes to the FedEx Air honor. In Week 18, Prescott was removed from already-in-progress voting after posting 279 passing yards and four touchdowns in securing the NFC East title for Dallas.

Check out the reactions to this latest debacle.

Dak Prescott up for FedEx NFL Air Player of the Year Award

From @ToddBrock24f7: The Cowboys QB led the league in TDs and completions, and he led his fellow finalists in both completion percentage and interceptions.

The NFL removed Dak Prescott from its season-ending ballot for FedEx NFL Air Player of the Week after voting had already begun a few days ago, causing a bit of a stir for fans who felt the Cowboys quarterback was being disrespected despite a four-touchdown performance versus Washington.

Maybe that blow has been softened somewhat, because the league has No. 4 up for an even bigger honor now.

Prescott has been named a finalist for the FedEx NFL Air Player of the Year Award, alongside 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy and Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.

Prescott led the entire league in touchdowns and completions, while Purdy finished with the top overall passer rating, and Tagovailoa ranked first in total passing yards.

Player Comp Att Comp% Yds TD INT Rtg
Dak Prescott 410 590 69.5 4,516 36 9 105.9
Brock Purdy 308 444 69.4 4,280 31 11 113.0
Tua Tagovailoa 388 560 69.3 4,624 29 14 101.1

Even after the balloting snafu for the season finale, the Cowboys quarterback won the weekly version of the award twice in 2023, in Dallas’s Week 10 win over the Giants and their Week 12 Thanksgiving Day victory over Washington.

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Tagovailoa won for Weeks 1 and 3, while Purdy was honored in Weeks 11, 13, and 14.

Fans will be able to vote for the player of their choice via the NFL’s official X account (formerly Twitter) or the NFL app. The winner will be announced Feb. 8 at NFL Honors.

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