The Bert Bell Award
Pro Player of the Year
The 51st Annual Bert Bell Award for Professional Player of the Year is Drew Brees, quarterback for the New Orleans Saints.
The Professional Player of the Year Award is named in honor of Bert Bell, founder of the Maxwell Football Club and once Commissioner of the National Football League.
Who Votes?
Voters for all Maxwell Professional Awards are NFL coaching staffs and football personnel, members of the Maxwell Football Club and the Pro Writers of America Association, and local media.
Why Drew?
Brees has been nothing short of spectacular this season in leading New Orleans to a 13-3 record, the NFC South Division Title and a first round bye in the NFL playoffs. The ninth-year veteran completed 363 of 514 passes for 4,388 yards and 34 touchdowns. His completion percentage of 70.6 and quarterback rating of 109.6 were both career highs and ranked him tops in the NFL in both categories. Brees was also the 2000 Maxwell Award Winner as the College Player of the Year.
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Past Winners
| Award Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Drew Brees | New Orleans Saints |
| 2008 | Adrian Peterson | Minnesota Vikings |
| 2007 | Tom Brady | New England Patriots |
| 2006 | LaDainian Tomlinson | San Diego Chargers |
| 2005 | Shaun Alexander | San Diego Chargers |
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2004 2003 |
Peyton Manning | Indianapolis Colts |
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2002 2000 |
Rich Gannon | Oakland Raiders |
| 2001 | Marshall Faulk | St. Louis Rams |
| 1999 | Kurt Warner | St. Louis Rams |
| 1998 | Randall Cunningham | Minnesota Vikings |
