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2022 NFL Honors: Full list of awards to be given out Thursday night

Here is a complete list of all the awards to be given out at the 2022 NFL Honors Thursday night at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles.

The big night before the big game is officially here! On Thursday evening, some of the league’s most coveted awards will be given out at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles.

Below is a full list of 2022 NFL Honors awards:

  • AP Most Valuable Player delivered by Pizza Hut
  • AP Coach of the Year
  • AP Comeback Player of the Year
  • AP Offensive Player of the Year presented by Microsoft Surface
  • AP Defensive Player of the Year presented by Castrol
  • AP Offensive Rookie of the Year
  • AP Defensive Rookie of the Year
  • Bridgestone Clutch Performance Play of the Year
  • Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year presented by Nationwide
  • NFL Inspire Change Tribute presented by P&G
  • Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2022
  • FedEx Air & Ground Players of the Year
  • Salute to Service Award presented by USAA
  • Bud Light Celly of the Year
  • Courtyard Unstoppable Performance of the Year
  • NFL Fan of the Year presented by Captain Morgan
  • Deacon Jones Award
  • Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award
  • AP Assistant Coach of the Year

Everything you need to know to catch all the action can be found here.

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Broncos punter Sam Martin used to work for Pizza Hut

Broncos punter Sam Martin had several jobs — including making pizzas — while in college.

Before he became a professional football player, Broncos punter Sam Martin made pizzas while attending Appalachian State.

“I worked at Pizza Hut, I worked at — I wore many hats while I was in college, just kind of trying to make ends meet,” Martin said on The Michael Rothstein Show last year. “[Division 1] AA at the time, scholarship money wasn’t huge and I was only on a half-scholarship for the first three semesters so I had to get jobs, you know, for when we weren’t playing in season.”

Martin didn’t really think about the possibility of becoming a professional punter until others told him he had the talent for it.

“I kind of only knew what I had heard — that I had a strong leg and, you know, the type of leg that could make it to the NFL — it was just a matter of figuring it out, figuring out how to do it, finding consistency.”

Martin found consistency and was selected by the Lions in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL draft. He spent seven years in Detroit before signing a three-year deal with Denver this offseason. Martin is expected to replace Colby Wadman who, ironically, used to be a pizza delivery driver before joining the Broncos.

Martin shouldn’t have any trouble making ends meet these days. He earned nearly $12 million with the Lions, according to Spotrac.com.

Martin will earn an average of $2.35 million per year in Denver.

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