Apparently putting together one of the greatest rookie seasons in NFL history at the wide receiver position was not enough for the people that voted for this year’s NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.
At tonight’s NFL Honors ceremony, it was announced that the Offensive Rookie of the Year Award did not go to Minnesota Vikings’ wide receiver Justin Jefferson, but rather to Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert.
Jefferson, as we know, set the Super Bowl-era record for receiving yardage in a season with an even 1,400 yards, even though he was the fifth receiver taken in the 2020 NFL Draft and he was tasked with replacing another outstanding receiver in Stefon Diggs.