MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 01: Xavien Howard #25 of the Miami Dolphins in action against the Los Angeles Rams at Hard Rock Stadium on November 01, 2020 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
Xavien Howard turned in a fantastic 2020 season that had him join an elite group of players throughout NFL history but in the end, he didn’t win the NFL Defensive Player of the Year honor.
The fact that Howard didn’t win the award is not all that upsetting. The knee-jerk reaction as a Miami Dolphins fan leads us down the path of anger but Howard should be upset.