5 way-too-early NFL MVP candidates for 2022 season, ft. Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady
The NFL MVP award is the most prestigious individual honor of each season. The quarterbacks have won the award more than players from any other position, by far. But anyone is eligible to win it if they put up big enough numbers.
While it is still the middle of the 2022 NFL offseason, it's never too early to look ahead to the next season. Here are five of the early favorites to win the 2022 NFL MVP award, based on their betting odds.
#3 (tied) - Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers (+1000)
It should come as no surprise that Aaron Rodgers is among the favorites to win the 2022 NFL MVP award. He has already won the award four times in his career, which is the second-most in NFL history, behind only Peyton Manning and his five.
Rodgers has also been the defending NFL MVP for each of the past two consecutive seasons. So, he has clearly been on top of his game recently.
Rodgers' recent form would suggest that he would be the overall favorite to win the award again for the third consecutive year. But the 2022 NFL season could be a bit more challenging for him.
He has lost Davante Adams and Marquez Valdes-Scantling during the offseason, and the Green Bay Packers are yet to acquire replacements for their missing production.
#3 (tied) - Tom Brady, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (+1000)
Tom Brady led the entire last NFL season in passing yards and touchdowns while finishing in second place in the MVP race, behind only Aaron Rodgers. He has shown no signs of slowing down in his old age, playing as good or better now than he ever has.
He has already won three NFL MVP awards in his career, tied for third most of all time.
Brady will have another year with pretty much the same weapons in the Buccaneers' passing game. All of their key pass-catchers are officially returning for the 2022 NFL season, with the exception of free agent Rob Gronkowski, who could still potentially join the roster prior to the start of the season.