page_title: Associated Press NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award
section_title: Winners
hierarchical_section_title: Associated Press NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award / Winners
caption_attribution_description: English: Ryan Tannehill with the Tennessee Titans on October 13, 2019
context_page_description: The Associated Press NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award is presented annually by the Associated Press to a player in the National Football League. While the criteria for the award is imprecise, it is typically given to a player who has overcome adversity from the previous season—such as an injury or poor performance—and performed at a high level. The winner is selected by a nationwide panel of media personnel. Since 2011, the award has been presented at the NFL Honors ceremony held the day before the Super Bowl. In 2017 the award was presented by McDonald's.
  The AP first recognized an NFL comeback player of the year from 1963 to 1966, but these players are typically not included in overall lists of winners. The AP did not give the award again until the 1998 season. The only player to be recognized multiple times is quarterback Chad Pennington, who received the award in 2006 with the New York Jets and again in 2008 with the Miami Dolphins.
caption: Ryan Tannehill, the most recent recipient
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