NFL will send Jaxon Smith-Njigba a new (and corrrect) OPOY trophy
NBC Sports • • sports
Key Points:
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s Offensive Player of the Year trophy contained a typo, mistakenly reading “Defensive Player of the Year” due to a spelling error.
- The NFL acknowledged the mistake and apologized, confirming they are creating and sending Smith-Njigba a corrected trophy.
- The league clarified the error was a misspelling of “offensive” as “oefensive,” not a complete mislabeling as “defensive.”
- Since the trophy cannot be corrected by simple editing, the NFL plans to issue a new one to properly honor Smith-Njigba’s offensive achievements.
- There is a suggestion to auction the erroneous trophy and donate the proceeds to a charity chosen by Smith-Njigba.