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.

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.

This one was easy. Houston Texans star defender J.J. Watt won the 2014 Associated Press Defensive Player of the Year award Saturday at NFL Honors.

The Texans’ second-year edge rusher has 5.5 sacks through six games, putting him on pace for 15.5 for the year. He’s 1.5 sacks behind the league leader and plays for a 5-1 team.

With two weekends remaining in the regular season, Gregg Rosenthal ranks the top contenders for Defensive Player of the Year, Coach of the Year and both rookie awards. Plus, the weekly MVP Watch.

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