The Defensive Player of the Year Award was established in 1972, and Sporting News have exclusively announced its winners since 2008. Regarding the various positions on defense, the first and ...

In the spirit of the Fourth of July holiday, USA TODAY Sports’ Tyler Dragon provides his take for the four most explosive ...

Jared Verse was asked if he'd rather win 1 Super Bowl or 4 Defensive Player of the Year awards and he's not afraid to tell ...

The Broncos upgraded on defense in free agency after ranking seventh in yards and third in points on defense last season.

The Associated Press revealed the finalists for the National Football League's top honors of the ... Eagles Star Revealed As ...

The San Francisco 49ers used their first-round pick on Mykel Williams, and the former Bulldog might reward them with a season ...

National Football League National Football League 2025 NFL Defensive Player Of The Year Odds: T.J. Watt Falls Amid Holdout Updated Jun. 27, 2025 1:46 ... as he won the award in 2021.

That would be safety Budda Baker. A safety hasn’t won DPOY since Troy Polamalu in 2010. But with Budda Baker being a ...

One that stood out is the fact that breakout star linebacker Zack Baun was named a finalist for the Defensive Player Of The Year Award. ... defense the top one in the National Football League.