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Making an MVP: How Lamar Jackson became the second ever unanimous NFL MVP

Former Louisville Cardinal and current Baltimore Ravens superstar Lamar Jackson just capped yet another record-breaking year off with perhaps his most impressive feat yet.

The youngest Heisman Trophy winner ever just became the youngest NFL MVP in its 65-year history, and he did so in a way that no player ever has before him.

Players like Michael Vick, Robert Griffin III, and Colin Kaepernick paved the way for Jackson. They made a league where the pros used college-style RPO’s possible, and planted the seed in the mind of NFL coaches that utilizing someone with a versatile skillset could keep even elite defenders on their heels.