NFL awards: Tom Brady’s MVP vote went to Baltimore Raven Lamar Jackson

BALTIMORE - Josh Allen beat out two-time winner Lamar Jackson for the NFL’s Most Valuable Player award Thursday, but Ravens fans will be happy to know that Tom Brady’s vote went to Baltimore’s quarterback.

It was the closest race since Matt Ryan beat Brady in 2016.

Brady, a three-time NFL MVP, praised Jackson, the all-time leading rusher for a quarterback, for taking his passing abilities to another level this season. "Forty-one touchdown passes and only four interceptions. Time to give Lamar the respect he deserves as a passer," Brady said in a FOX Sports post online. "Congrats to Lamar on a season that could very well end up with his third career MVP award."

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Brady voted for Lamar Jackson first, Josh Allen second, Saquon Barkley third, Ja'Marr Chase fourth and Joe Burrow fifth.

Lamar received 23 first place votes with Allen taking the other 27.

Other notable names who voted for Lamar included former head coach Tony Dungy and former NFL linebacker Tedy Bruschi.

The most shocking vote – former Chicago Bear and Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Jim Miller ranked Jackson fourth behind Allen, Barkley, and Burrow.

Washington Commanders rookie Jayden Daniels, who won AP Offensive Rookie of the Year after a historic season, received two fourth place votes and four fifth place votes.

Here's the full list of NFL Award votes:

Pat Kirwan: 1st Place - Josh Allen, 2nd Place - Lamar Jackson, 3rd Place - Saquon Barkley, 4th Place - Patrick Mahomes, 5th Place - Jared Goff

Tom Silverstein: 1st Place - Lamar Jackson, 2nd Place - Joe Burrow, 3rd Place - Josh Allen, 4th Place - Saquon Barkley, 5th Place - Jared Goff

Mike Sando: 1st Place - Lamar Jackson, 2nd Place - Josh Allen, 3rd Place - Joe Burrow, 4th Place - Patrick Mahomes, 5th Place - Saquon Barkley

Mike Jones: 1st Place - Lamar Jackson, 2nd Place - Josh Allen, 3rd Place - Patrick Mahomes, 4th Place - Saquon Barkley, 5th Place - Joe Burrow

Doug Farrar: 1st Place - Lamar Jackson, 2nd Place - Josh Allen, 3rd Place - Joe Burrow, 4th Place - Saquon Barkley, 5th Place - Patrick Mahomes

Armando Salguero: 1st Place - Lamar Jackson, 2nd Place - Josh Allen, 3rd Place - Saquon Barkley, 4th Place - Jared Goff, 5th Place - Joe Burrow

Nate Davis: 1st Place - Lamar Jackson, 2nd Place - Josh Allen, 3rd Place - Jared Goff, 4th Place - Jayden Daniels, 5th Place - Baker Mayfield

Charean Williams: 1st Place - Josh Allen, 2nd Place - Lamar Jackson, 3rd Place - Jared Goff, 4th Place - Joe Burrow, 5th Place - Saquon Barkley

Rich Gannon: 1st Place - Josh Allen, 2nd Place - Lamar Jackson, 3rd Place - Saquon Barkley, 4th Place - Joe Burrow, 5th Place - Jared Goff

Lindsay Jones: 1st Place - Josh Allen, 2nd Place - Lamar Jackson, 3rd Place - Saquon Barkley, 4th Place - Joe Burrow, 5th Place - Jared Goff

Mark Craig: 1st Place - Josh Allen, 2nd Place - Lamar Jackson, 3rd Place - Saquon Barkley, 4th Place - Jayden Daniels, 5th Place - Jared Goff

Jarrett Bell: 1st Place - Lamar Jackson, 2nd Place - Josh Allen, 3rd Place - Saquon Barkley, 4th Place - Patrick Mahomes, 5th Place - Joe Burrow

Chris Simms: 1st Place - Josh Allen, 2nd Place - Lamar Jackson, 3rd Place - Saquon Barkley, 4th Place - Joe Burrow, 5th Place - Ja’Marr Chase

Laura Okmin: 1st Place - Josh Allen, 2nd Place - Lamar Jackson, 3rd Place - Saquon Barkley, 4th Place - Joe Burrow, 5th Place - Jared Goff

Dan Pompei: 1st Place - Lamar Jackson, 2nd Place - Josh Allen, 3rd Place - Joe Burrow, 4th Place - Patrick Mahomes, 5th Place - Jared Goff

Adam Schein: 1st Place - Josh Allen, 2nd Place - Lamar Jackson, 3rd Place - Joe Burrow, 4th Place - Saquon Barkley, 5th Place - Jared Goff

Dave Birkett: 1st Place - Lamar Jackson, 2nd Place - Josh Allen, 3rd Place - Jared Goff, 4th Place - Saquon Barkley, 5th Place - Patrick Mahomes

Vic Carucci: 1st Place - Josh Allen, 2nd Place - Lamar Jackson, 3rd Place - Saquon Barkley, 4th Place - Joe Burrow, 5th Place - Jared Goff

Lorenzo Reyes: 1st Place - Lamar Jackson, 2nd Place - Josh Allen, 3rd Place - Joe Burrow, 4th Place - Saquon Barkley, 5th Place - Jared Goff

Anthony DiGuilio: 1st Place - Josh Allen, 2nd Place - Lamar Jackson, 3rd Place - Saquon Barkley, 4th Place - Joe Burrow, 5th Place - Jared Goff

Jonathan Jones: 1st Place - Josh Allen, 2nd Place - Lamar Jackson, 3rd Place - Saquon Barkley, 4th Place - Joe Burrow, 5th Place - Patrick Mahomes

Jori Epstein: 1st Place - Josh Allen, 2nd Place - Lamar Jackson, 3rd Place - Joe Burrow, 4th Place - Saquon Barkley, 5th Place - Jared Goff

Mike Florio: 1st Place - Lamar Jackson, 2nd Place - Josh Allen, 3rd Place - Saquon Barkley, 4th Place - Jared Goff, 5th Place - Joe Burrow

Charles Robinson: 1st Place - Josh Allen, 2nd Place - Lamar Jackson, 3rd Place - Joe Burrow, 4th Place - Saquon Barkley, 5th Place - Ja’Marr Chase

Michael Silver: 1st Place - Josh Allen, 2nd Place - Lamar Jackson, 3rd Place - Jared Goff, 4th Place - Saquon Barkley, 5th Place - Patrick Mahomes

Nora Princiotti: 1st Place - Josh Allen, 2nd Place - Lamar Jackson, 3rd Place - Saquon Barkley, 4th Place - Justin Herbert, 5th Place - Joe Burrow

Mike Tirico: 1st Place - Lamar Jackson, 2nd Place - Josh Allen, 3rd Place - Saquon Barkley, 4th Place - Joe Burrow, 5th Place - Jared Goff

Pete Prisco: 1st Place - Josh Allen, 2nd Place - Lamar Jackson, 3rd Place - Saquon Barkley, 4th Place - Jared Goff, 5th Place - Joe Burrow

Nick Pavlatos: 1st Place - Josh Allen, 2nd Place - Lamar Jackson, 3rd Place - Joe Burrow, 4th Place - Saquon Barkley, 5th Place - Jared Goff

Aaron Schatz: 1st Place - Lamar Jackson, 2nd Place - Josh Allen, 3rd Place - Joe Burrow, 4th Place - Patrick Mahomes, 5th Place - Jared Goff

Tony Dungy: 1st Place - Lamar Jackson, 2nd Place - Josh Allen, 3rd Place - Saquon Barkley, 4th Place - Justin Herbert, 5th Place - Jayden Daniels

Ben Volin: 1st Place - Josh Allen, 2nd Place - Lamar Jackson, 3rd Place - Jared Goff, 4th Place - Saquon Barkley, 5th Place - Sam Darnold

Diante Lee: 1st Place - Lamar Jackson, 2nd Place - Josh Allen, 3rd Place - Saquon Barkley, 4th Place - Justin Herbert, 5th Place - Jayden Daniels

Reuben Frank: 1st Place - Lamar Jackson, 2nd Place - Josh Allen, 3rd Place - Saquon Barkley, 4th Place - Joe Burrow, 5th Place - Jared Goff

Jim Miller: 1st Place - Josh Allen, 2nd Place - Saquon Barkley, 3rd Place - Joe Burrow, 4th Place - Lamar Jackson, 5th Place - Patrick Mahomes

Bruce Murray: 1st Place - Josh Allen, 2nd Place - Lamar Jackson, 3rd Place - Saquon Barkley, 4th Place - Jared Goff, 5th Place - Joe Burrow

Dianna Russini: 1st Place - Lamar Jackson, 2nd Place - Josh Allen, 3rd Place - Joe Burrow, 4th Place - Saquon Barkley, 5th Place - Jared Goff

Kay Adams: 1st Place - Lamar Jackson, 2nd Place - Josh Allen, 3rd Place - Saquon Barkley, 4th Place - Patrick Mahomes, 5th Place - Joe Burrow

Ira Kaufman: 1st Place - Josh Allen, 2nd Place - Lamar Jackson, 3rd Place - Saquon Barkley, 4th Place - Patrick Mahomes, 5th Place - Joe Burrow

Gary Meyers: 1st Place - Josh Allen, 2nd Place - Lamar Jackson, 3rd Place - Jared Goff, 4th Place - Saquon Barkley, 5th Place - Joe Burrow

Aditi Kinkhabwala: 1st Place - Josh Allen, 2nd Place - Lamar Jackson, 3rd Place - Saquon Barkley, 4th Place - Jared Goff, 5th Place - Joe Burrow

Sam Monson: 1st Place - Lamar Jackson, 2nd Place - Josh Allen, 3rd Place - Joe Burrow, 4th Place - Saquon Barkley, 5th Place - Sam Darnold

Tom Brady: 1st Place - Lamar Jackson, 2nd Place - Josh Allen, 3rd Place - Saquon Barkley, 4th Place - Ja’Marr Chase, 5th Place - Joe Burrow

Tedy Bruschi: 1st Place - Lamar Jackson, 2nd Place - Josh Allen, 3rd Place - Saquon Barkley, 4th Place - Ja’Marr Chase, 5th Place - Patrick Mahomes

John McMullen: 1st Place - Josh Allen, 2nd Place - Lamar Jackson, 3rd Place - Joe Burrow, 4th Place - Saquon Barkley, 5th Place - Sam Darnold

Greg Auman: 1st Place - Lamar Jackson, 2nd Place - Josh Allen, 3rd Place - Joe Burrow, 4th Place - Saquon Barkley, 5th Place - Baker Mayfield

Mina Kimes: 1st Place - Lamar Jackson, 2nd Place - Josh Allen, 3rd Place - Joe Burrow, 4th Place - Saquon Barkley, 5th Place - Jayden Daniels

Tom Curran: 1st Place - Josh Allen, 2nd Place - Lamar Jackson, 3rd Place - Patrick Mahomes, 4th Place - Saquon Barkley, 5th Place - Jared Goff

Dan Orlovsky: 1st Place - Josh Allen, 2nd Place - Lamar Jackson, 3rd Place - Saquon Barkley, 4th Place - Patrick Mahomes, 5th Place - Jayden Daniels

Emmanuel Acho: 1st Place - Josh Allen, 2nd Place - Lamar Jackson, 3rd Place - Patrick Mahomes, 4th Place - Saquon Barkley, 5th Place - Jared Goff

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