Jaxon Smith-Njigba's Offensive Player of the Year trophy said "Defensive Player of the Year"
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Key Points:
- Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, last season’s Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year, received a trophy with incorrect engraving labeling him as the "2025 Defensive Player of the Year."
- Smith-Njigba posted a video on Instagram highlighting the errors, including the wrong award title and a misspelling of "Theyear" as one word, expressing his frustration over the disrespect.
- The Associated Press handles award voting, but the NFL is responsible for producing the trophies, with the mistake attributed to an NFL-hired engraver and overlooked by NFL officials.
- Smith-Njigba stated he is fine with the NFL keeping the erroneous trophy but insists that the league should issue him a correct replacement.