Tom Brady's LFG Awards: Who Takes House Participant of the Yr? 4-Manner Tie for Prime Coach?

[ad_1] The NFL Honors may not happen till Thursday, however Tom Brady is able to settle all the large awards debates now.

Brady introduced the recipients of his LFG Awards for the 2025 NFL season on Sunday. The seven-time Tremendous Bowl winner and three-time MVP dished out 9 awards, making some conventional awards picks. However he additionally had just a few non-traditional award picks, naming his Sixth Spherical Decide of the Yr, Name of the Yr and Greatest Worth Participant of the Yr.

"I do know this goes up there with a few of the biggest awards in award season," Brady mentioned of his LFG Awards.

So, with out additional ado, listed below are Brady's LFG Awards for the 2025 NFL season.

Tom Brady's LFG Awards 🏆 LFG Participant of the Yr: Matthew Stafford, QB, Los Angeles Rams Brady did not title an MVP, however his LFG Participant of the Yr is the closest factor to it. And for that honor, he believes that Stafford was the Participant of the Yr.

"I coated him a bunch this yr. I used to be so impressed by what he did your entire season," Brady mentioned of Stafford. "I feel his consistency was unbelievable. He confirmed up within the greatest moments for his teammates. He made throws so few guys within the NFL might make. They did it in powerful circumstances. Look, they play in a dome on the market in SoFi, however he went on the highway they usually have been nice on the highway. They have been nice within the wind. He had his foremost guys go down just a few occasions. Puka [Nacua] was down. Davante [Adams]was down. And he all the time discovered methods to supply. He had an unbelievable touchdown-to-interception ratio. He was absurd."

Stafford ended the common season as the favourite to win MVP, having one of the best season of his 17-year profession. He led the league in passing yards (4,707) and passing touchdowns (46), main the Rams to a 12-5 document and an NFC title recreation look.

Brady additionally had a few honorable mentions for the award, naming Seattle Seahawks broad receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Buffalo Payments working again James Cook dinner in that group. Thankfully for Smith-Njigba, he is taking dwelling another {hardware} as an alternative …

Whereas Brady had a transparent winner for many of his awards, there have been a few awards for which he felt he could not decide only one particular person. LFG Offensive Participant of the Yr was certainly one of them.

"I do know, it is too laborious to choose between the 2 of them, however they're each phenomenal. On a staff, while you're the quarterback, you're keen on having two of those guys. Not only one. Puka, what can I say about him? Large catches, his physique management, yards after catch, these suction cup fingers of his — he is made a few of the most ridiculous performs this season.

"Then, JSN, had a 100-plus catches, one-handed catches within the [NFC] Championship Recreation, large catches and landing catches. He was [Sam] Darnold's, I do not even need to say security blanket. He was an explosive participant. He did the whole lot for that staff within the move recreation."

Smith-Njigba and Nacua each completed the common season because the favorites to win Offensive Participant of the Yr. They have been additionally every named as unanimous picks to the AP All-Professional first staff.

Smith-Njigba and Nacua additionally confirmed out in final week's NFC Championship Recreation. The Seahawks star had 10 catches for 153 yards and a landing within the win, whereas the Rams' receiver logged 9 grabs for 165 yards and a landing.

LFG Defensive Participant of the Yr: Myles Garrett, edge rusher, Cleveland Browns Not like with LFG Offensive Participant of the Yr, Brady's decide for LFG Defensive Participant of the Yr was clear.

"[Garrett] broke my buddy Michael Strahan's document, which is totally insane," Brady mentioned. "The influence he has on each recreation is second-to-none. He is only a hard-working man, Myles is. For a man that will get as a lot consideration by each offensive coordinator — by way of gameplanning, tackles, chip blocks — what are you going to do to this man? He is obtained an important motor, and he knocks individuals out."

Garrett was the catalyst of a Browns' protection that was probably the greatest in soccer. As Brady talked about, Garrett's 23 sacks this season gave him the single-season sack document. He additionally had three video games the place he recorded not less than three sacks, together with a three-sack outing towards the Patriots in Week 8.

There was one other participant Brady needed to provide props to, although.

"I need to give like to my man Micah Parsons, too," Brady mentioned. "I do know he performed unbelievable all through your entire season. On the level he obtained injured and tore his ACL, he led the league in pressures. So, that would've been one thing particular down the stretch."

For Brady, McMillan was a transparent option to win the LFG Offensive Rookie of the Yr.

"I did not cowl quite a lot of Carolina video games, however what I noticed from him was a dynamic potential to get open, catch the ball down the sector, explosive performs and ball possession performs," Brady mentioned. "He actually rose to the event. There have been some questions popping out of the draft. However I feel he confirmed to everybody what he is all about with a monster yr."

McMillan led all rookies in receiving yards (1,014) and receiving touchdowns (seven) as he ranked within the top-15 within the league in each classes. That helped the Panthers turn out to be one of many NFL's shock groups this season and win the NFC South

However there's one other offensive rookie Brady needed to tip his cap to.

"I coated quite a lot of Bears video games and watched this offense carry out, and Kyle Monangai as a seventh-round decide, I saved saying sixth-round decide on the air … he ran so laborious, so forceful and decided," Brady mentioned. "He was like a dynamo again there. Each time Caleb [Williams] handed the ball off to him, he was working by way of individuals's facemasks. I really like that type of play. You had an incredible yr, Kyle."

Monangai ran for 783 yards on 4.6 yards per carry and 5 touchdowns, serving to the Bears win the NFC North behind one of many league's prime dashing assaults.

LFG Defensive Rookie of the Yr: Nick Emmanwori, S, Seattle Seahawks Brady did not name any Seahawks video games till the playoffs, however Emmanwori left such a powerful impression on him that he felt he had no alternative however to call the protection his LFG Defensive Participant of the Yr.

"There's some nice competitors on the market, however the man that I've coated the final two weeks on Seattle's protection, who does all of it. He is type of a joker on the market. They play him as principally a nickel defender they usually depart him on the market: Nick Emmanwori, what an animal this man is," Brady mentioned. "He is large. He is quick. He is bodily. He made some game-changing performs final Sunday within the championship recreation — overlaying individuals, knocking balls away, move protection, tackles within the run recreation, aggressive in his run matches. This man has a really vivid future."

Emmanwori was tenth in tackles amongst rookies (81 mixed tackles) to go together with 2.5 sacks. Whereas Emmanwori has had a powerful postseason, his Week 14 efficiency towards the Atlanta Falcons was one for the ages. He had two tackles for loss, a sack, a blocked discipline aim and an interception in that recreation, exhibiting his all-around potential.

Coach of the Yr appears to be essentially the most hotly contested of the most important awards this season, and Brady views it the identical manner. He picked 4 coaches as his LFG Coach of the Yr.

"Ben Johnson in Chicago, [what] a ridiculous yr. How he taught Caleb [Williams] the offense he needed to run, play to the talent units of the blokes was insane," Brady mentioned of the Bears head coach's first season in Chicago, main his staff to an 11-6 document and an NFC North title.

Brady additionally shouted out Macdonald and Coen, who led their respective groups to division titles as nicely.

"We even have Mike Macdonald in Seattle, who's finished essentially the most unbelievable job with that protection, suffocating opponents week-in, week-out," Brady mentioned. "Seventeen factors [allowed] per recreation, that is completely absurd. And the respect your gamers have for you.

"Liam Coen, one yr as a coordinator in Tampa, strikes onto to Jacksonville and has an unbelievable season with Trevor Lawrence in that offense. So many nice, younger coaches on this league."

The Seahawks did not have as dramatic a turnaround because the Jaguars this yr, however as Brady mentioned, they have been one of many league's most dominant groups in 2025. The Seahawks went 14-3 within the common season, with Macdonald's defensive thoughts serving to their protection lead the league in scoring. Offensively, Macdonald's choice to rent Klint Kubiak as offensive coordinator paid main dividends as Sam Darnold had one other sturdy yr to assist the Seahawks attain the Tremendous Bowl.

Lastly, Brady additionally acknowledged Vrabel as certainly one of his 4 recipients for LFG Coach of the Yr as he is helped the Patriots go from back-to-back 4-13 seasons to enjoying within the Tremendous Bowl.

"Vrabes, you are like my brother," Brady mentioned. "I really like ya, I am so happy with ya. Despite the fact that you went to Ohio State, your caliber of decision-making was questionable again then, you have turn out to be an important teammate of mine and a Tremendous Bowl champion. To not point out an important aim line, and I am simply going to say a aim line, broad receiver. You did not do something outdoors of the 1-yard line. So, you are not that good as a large receiver, however you are a hell of a coach."

And Brady has a message for the coaches he did not honor for LFG Coach of the Yr.

"All you coaches, get your asses again to work," Brady mentioned. "The season's over, and the 2026 sesaon's underway."

LFG sixth Spherical Decide of the Yr: Quentin Lake, S, Los Angeles Rams Brady had a few names in thoughts to obtain his LFG Sixth Spherical Decide of the Yr honor.

"[Lake] had an important yr within the secondary, performed nickel, security, coated guys, zone protection, man protection, blitzing they usually actually missed him when he was out, that Rams protection," Brady mentioned. "When he was out, their factors per recreation went manner up. When he is in, he is the X-factor in that secondary.

"One different man, simply as an honorable point out, Josh Metellus in Brian Flores' protection. Similar sort of factor, versatile, does quite a lot of issues, pressures, covers, picks, sacks, tackles they usually do all of it. So, do not sleep on these sixth-rounders. They're diamonds within the tough."

Lake, a sixth-round decide within the 2022 draft, had 61 complete tackles, one pressured fumble, one fumble restoration and an interception in 10 video games. He was additionally Professional Soccer Focus' Thirteenth-highest graded security in 2025.

As for Metellus, he had 86 complete tackles and two interceptions, following in Brady's footsteps as a productive sixth-round decide from Michigan.

Of all of the awards, this could be Brady's favourite.

"This simply speaks to my coronary heart, simply excited about these guys which might be drafted late and are handed over all these occasions by these genius scouts and personnel executives that assume they've all of the solutions on a regular basis," Brady mentioned. "Generally, they simply slipped by way of the cracks into the sixth-round."

Brady was initially requested to provide his LFG Recreation of the Yr, however when he reminisced on which recreation to choose, he immediately modified the award to LFG Name of the Yr.

"I am altering this, it ain't going to be LFG Recreation of the Yr. It may be the LFG Name of the Yr, and that goes to my boy Kevin Burkhardt with that recreation in Week 16, Packers at Bears," Brady mentioned. "Bears get an onside kick, they rating late, recreation goes to time beyond regulation, Caleb Williams drops an absolute dime, in all probability 60, 65 yards within the air with frigid temperatures in big winds drops a dime to DJ Moore. My boy, Kevin Burkhardt, was on the decision, and you understand what? I am not even going to explain it. Play the tape!"

You have obtained it, Tom. This is Burkhardt's name of the Bears' game-winning landing from their Week 16 win over the Packers:

"My boy KB with the decision of the yr," Brady mentioned. "I get goosebumps simply excited about it."

LFG Greatest Worth Participant of the Yr: Nahshon Wright, CB, Chicago Bears The groups within the league are additionally those that may discover productive expertise at an affordable value. The Bears did that this offseason once they signed Wright to a one-year, $1.1 million contract.

"He had an incredible season. He was an absolute turnover machine," Brady mentioned of Wright. "The Bears, they did not do an important job between the 20s. The ball was moved rather a lot. However when it got here to turning the ball over, they have been higher than each staff within the league and he was an enormous cause why. He was intercepting passes, strip sacks, fumbles, fumble recoveries … what I noticed with my eyes is that finest worth participant within the yr.

"Congratulations, you have earned your self fairly a contract sooner or later. And shoutout Nashon Wright's agent, you are going to do fairly nicely, too."

Wright had a league-leading eight takeaways in 2025, logging 5 interceptions. He was additionally named a Professional Bowler because of his play, serving to him out earlier than he turns into a free agent once more.