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Jaxon Smith-Njigba on Typos on Trophy: 'It's Getting Disrespectful'
Smith-Njigba said the NFL trophy was engraved as Defensive Player of the Year after he led the league with 1,793 receiving yards.
- On Monday, May 18, 2026, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba received his AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year trophy, only to discover it mislabeled him as the Defensive Player of the Year.
- Smith-Njigba earned the honor after a breakout 2025 season, leading the NFL with 1,793 receiving yards and 119 receptions while helping the Seahawks secure a Super Bowl LX victory.
- The trophy also featured a typo merging 'The' and 'Year' into 'TheYear.' Smith-Njigba posted on Instagram that the error felt disrespectful, jokingly writing, "Just keep the award at this point."
- Pro Football Talk reported the NFL, not the Associated Press, manages trophy production, indicating an engraving error occurred before delivery. No replacement has been announced by the league.
- The mislabeled trophy marks a second instance of perceived disrespect for Smith-Njigba, following criticism of a presenter's incorrect pronunciation of his name during the February NFL Honors ceremony.
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NFL Apologizes to Jaxon Smith-Njigba After He Calls Them Out for ‘Disrespectful’ Typo on Trophy
The Seattle Seahawks star was named the 2025 Offensive Player of the Year, but the NFL sent him a trophy with a glaring typo Jaxon Smith-Njigba.Credit: Kevin Sabitus/GettyNEED TO KNOWJaxon Smith-Njigba called out the NFL for a major typo on his 2025 Offensive Player of the Year awardThe Seattle Seahawks star called the mistake "disrespectful"The NFL issued an apology to the Super Bowl championThe NFL is owning up to its mistake.The league apolog…
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NFL is sending Jaxon Smith-Njigba a new offensive player of year trophy — without the typos
Seahawks receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba said, 'It's getting disrepectful,' in a video in which he showed his offensive player of the year trophy with multiple typos. The NFL has apologized.
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