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Posted on: Wednesday, January 13, 2010

NFL: Titans RB Johnson AP's top offensive player


Associated Press

NFL OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

The NFL Offensive Players of the Year named by The Associated Press, selected by a nationwide panel of the media:

2009 — Chris Johnson, Tennessee, RB

2008 — Drew Brees, New Orleans, QB

2007 — Tom Brady, New England, QB

2006 — LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego, RB

2005 — Shaun Alexander, Seattle, RB

2004 — Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, QB

2003 — Jamal Lewis, Baltimore, RB

2002 — Priest Holmes, Kansas City, RB

2001 — Marshall Faulk, St. Louis, RB

2000 — Marshall Faulk, St. Louis, RB

1999 — Marshall Faulk, St. Louis, RB

1998 — Terrell Davis, Denver, RB

1997 — Barry Sanders, Detroit, RB

1996 — Terrell Davis, Denver, RB

1995 — Brett Favre, Green Bay, QB

1994 — Barry Sanders, Detroit, RB

1993 — Jerry Rice, San Francisco, WR

1992 — Steve Young, San Francisco, QB

1991 — Thurman Thomas, Buffalo, RB

1990 — Warren Moon, Houston, QB

1989 — Joe Montana, San Francisco, QB

1988 — Roger Craig, San Francisco, RB

1987 — Jerry Rice, San Francisco, WR

1986 — Eric Dickerson, Los Angeles Rams, RB

1985 — Marcus Allen, Los Angeles Raiders, RB

1984 — Dan Marino, Miami, QB

1983 — Joe Theismann, Washington, QB

1982 — Dan Fouts, San Diego, QB

1981 — Ken Anderson, Cincinnati, QB

1980 — Earl Campbell, Houston, RB

1979 — Earl Campbell, Houston, RB

1978 — Earl Campbell, Houston, RB

1977 — Walter Payton, Chicago, RB

1976 — Bert Jones, Baltimore, QB

1975 — Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota, QB

1974 — Ken Stabler, Oakland, QB

1973 — Chuck Foreman, Minnesota, RB

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NEW YORK — With a 2,000-yard rushing season and the most yards from scrimmage in NFL history, Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson has run away with The Associated Press 2009 NFL Offensive Player of the Year award.

Considered the fastest man in the NFL, Johnson was a blur for defenses in gaining 2,509 yards overall, including 2,000 rushing. He is the sixth player to gain 2,000 yards on the ground and the first to finish with at least 2,000 rushing and 500 receiving (503).

That earned the second-year pro 38½ votes from a nationwide panel of 50 sports writers and broadcasters who cover the NFL. Johnson easily beat New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees, who received nine votes.