In recent years, sports discourse in the NFL in particular has been drenched in year-round talk about the MVP award. We’ve indulged in this quite a bit, particularly during the last two good healthy years of Russell Wilson’s career, but when he was traded last season I doubt anyone ever thought Geno Smith would be in shouting distance of any MVP conversation at any point in time. His hot start to 2022 did inevitably drop enough to take him out of that year’s MVP race, but he was able to get the Comeback Player of the Year award after throwing for over 4,000 yards and 30 touchdowns on a league-best 69.
Geno Smith named as dark horse MVP candidate in NFL.com column
