Vikings News: Justin Jefferson wins two awards, Kirk Cousins sings, Kevin O’Connell

Some of the most notable recent Minnesota Vikings news includes Justin Jefferson leaving Thursday’s NFL Honors with two awards.

During the last three seasons, there always seems to be a good chance that Justin Jefferson is going to be the subject of some of the most notable Minnesota Vikings news, and on Thursday, this was the case.

Jefferson was named the 2022 AP Offensive Player of the Year on Thursday evening at this season’s annual NFL Honors ceremony.

In addition to his Offensive Player of the Year award, the Vikings wide receiver was also the recipient of the Next Gen Stats Moment of the Year award for his insane 4th-and-18 catch in Minnesota’s Week 10 win over the Buffalo Bills.

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• Even though Jefferson left NFL Honors with a pair of awards, Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins might have stolen the show with a surprise singing performance with the ceremony’s host, Kelly Clarkson.

• Despite leading his team to 13 wins in his very first season with the organization, Minnesota head coach Kevin O’Connell finished sixth in the voting for the 2022 AP Coach of the Year award. The honor instead went to New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll, who helped his team finish the 2022 campaign with a 9-7-1 record.

NFL News

• Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes won the biggest award of the night, as he was voted the AP Most Valuable Player for the 2022 season. It’s the second MVP award for Mahomes in his NFL career, with the first instance coming back in 2018 when he helped lead the Chiefs to a 12-4 record in his first season as their starting quarterback.