Oops! Seahawks star Jaxon Smith-Njigba wrongly gets ‘Defensive Player of the Year’ award

JSN shared on his Instagram Stories (which we’ve screenshotted since it will disappear soon) the official NFL Honors trophy he received. Name spelled correctly? Check. Official Associated Press logo? Check. Season in which the award was won is accurate? Check. Now all that’s left is to make sure this trophy says he’s the Offensive Player of the Year…
That’s right. With all due respect to Myles Garrett, Smith-Njigba is such a dominant force of a football player that he’s actually the Defensive Player of the Year. I now wonder if Myles’ award says he’s the Offensive Player of the Year in one hell of a mix-up.
Anyway, clearly the only way to rectify this is for Smith-Njigba to get some reps at cornerback next season so he can be eligible to win DPOY for real.




