Cooper Kupp, Jonathan Taylor and T.J. Watt had terrific seasons, but here's the truth about their 2021 NFL Most Valuable Player award cases: They never had a chance.
At this point, The Associated Press' NFL MVP club should have a "QBs only" sign hanging above the front door. A non-quarterback has captured the award just once in the last 14 seasons. Former Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is the lone player who was able to interrupt the quarterback streak, and he had to pull off one of the greatest rushing seasons in league history in order to take home the hardware.