Two years ago, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith wrote back to everyone by winning AP Comeback Player of the Year. He’ll go down in history as the only Seahawks player to win an NFL Honors award in the Pete Carroll era, and probably one of the last players to ever win Comeback Player of the Year in this fashion.
Yes, it looks like after last year’s debate over whether Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin should’ve gotten the CPOY nod over Joe Flacco, the criteria for winning this award is changing. Here’s what Associated Press Senior NFL Writer Rob Maaddi revealed on Tuesday.