The previous few years have seen some unbelievable comeback tales throughout the NFL. In 2022 it was Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith sending a message to everybody who wrote him off. A yr later, Joe Flacco obtained up off the sofa to steer the Cleveland Browns and had everybody rethinking his legacy.
Each gamers gained the Related Press Comeback Participant of the 12 months Award and each would probably have been ineligible to take action because of a brand new clarification within the voting course of
On Tuesday, the AP supplied clear standards for voting on the award that’s positive to have a large impression.
Based on Professional Soccer Discuss’s Michael David Smith, previous poor efficiency is now not a barometer of a participant’s worthiness for the award:
“The spirit of the AP Comeback Participant of the 12 months Award is to honor a participant who has demonstrated resilience within the face of adversity by overcoming sickness, bodily damage or different circumstances that led him to overlook enjoying time the earlier season,” voters for the award will probably be informed as their steerage for voting on the award, in response to AP senior NFL author Rob Maaddi, who oversees All-Professional and NFL awards voting.
The change is coming a bit too late for anybody who hammered the Damar Hamlin’s odds final yr, however there are a selection of would-be contenders for the award in 2024 we are able to go forward and cross off the checklist now together with Justin Fields (+3500), Sam Darnold (+3000) and Mac Jones (+12500).
As a substitute, gamers on the high of the board like like Aaron Rodgers (+130), Joe Burrow (+240), Kirk Cousins (+500) and Anthony Richardson (+700) seem to have a bit extra worth now with every returning to discipline after lacking vital time final yr.
Whereas Kyler Murray (+3000) returned from a 2022 damage in the course of final season, Maaddi informed For The Win voting the Arizona Cardinals QB for CPOY in 2024 wouldn’t violate the spirit of the award.
At BetMGM, Murray is way and away the most important legal responsibility to win Comeback Participant of the 12 months with 14.3 p.c of all bets and 25 p.c of the general deal with. Each numbers high the CPOY market.
Darnold has 4.9 p.c of all bets and 4.5 p.c of the deal with whereas Russell Wilson (at the moment off the board) has 9.3 p.c of all bets and seven.8 p.c of the deal with.
As bettors gear as much as throw down some preseason futures, simply make certain to remember what really qualifies as a comeback this season.
Now if solely the voters may determine what “MVP” truly implies that can be large.
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