NFL Comeback Player of the Year
The NFL Comeback Player of the Year as awarded by The Associated Press and selected by a nationwide media panel:
2009 — Tom Brady, QB, New England
2008 — Chad Pennington, QB, Miami
2007 — Greg Ellis, LB, Dallas
2006 — Chad Pennington, QB, New York Jets
2005 — Steve Smith, WR, Carolina; Tedy Bruschi, New England
2004 — Drew Brees, QB, San Diego
2003 — Jon Kitna, QB, Cincinnati
2002 — Tommy Maddox, QB, Pittsburgh
2001 — Garrison Hearst, RB, San Francisco
2000 — Joe Johnson, DE, New Orleans
1999 — Bryant Young, DT, San Francisco
1998 — Doug Flutie, QB, Buffalo
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