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The NFL's five best Comeback Player of the Year candidates

Honors such as Most Valuable Player and Coach of the Year highlight the list of NFL awards given after a long season. But one annual award that doesn't get the same publicity is the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year.

Kansas City Chiefs safety Eric Berry won the award in 2015 after he returned from battling cancer. But who is most deserving of the Comeback Player of the Year this season?

Our NFL Nation team narrows the field to the top five candidates and makes a case for each player.

Le'Veon Bell, RB, Steelers: Bell's 1,884 total yards in 12 games merited Most Valuable Player consideration, earned him the Steelers' in-house MVP award as voted on by players and erased any doubts about his career trajectory after a bleak offseason.