METAIRIE, La. -- On top of everything else Michael Thomas has accomplished in this season with the New Orleans Saints, he has shed light on an historical anomaly: No receiver has ever won the NFL’s MVP award.
That’s right. Not even Jerry Rice, who finished second in both 1987 and 1995. In fact, no receiver has received a vote since Randy Moss in his rookie season of 1998.
So even though the Thomas is on pace to break Marvin Harrison's NFL record of 143 catches in a season, he has his work cut out for him.