Aside from Brady himself, Gronkowski might be the most valuable player the Pats have.
He scored against England Under-21s in March and took the most valuable player award at last month's Toulon International youth tournament.
Detroit pitcher Justin Verlander won the Most Valuable Player award on Monday, adding it to his Cy Young Award last week.
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Winner of the Cy Young Award AND the most valuable player designation.
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Maris is the only eligible player to have won the Most Valuable Player award consecutively (1960 and 1961) and not be immortalized in Cooperstown, New York.
The Baseball Writers Association of America has held the tremendous honor and responsibility of selecting the Most Valuable Player Award in both leagues for the past eight decades.
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He also accepted an award for being voted the Most Valuable Player of the game, but at least he didn't accidentally say that he was going to flaccin' Disneyland.
This morning, Sports Illustrated reported that Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in 2003 - the same year he won the Most Valuable Player award as a member of the Texas Rangers.
Henshall starred for Swindon in the famous Milk Cup youth tournament in Northern Ireland this summer, where a hat-trick against Maccabi Tel Aviv helped earn him the most valuable player award in the junior section.
Derek Jeter is the best player in Major League Baseball today who has never won the Most Valuable Player award, even though he's been a phenomenal success since he broke into Major League Baseball in 1995.
He enjoyed a marvellous 2009 county season with Somerset, scoring nearly 3, 000 runs in all competitions and being named as the Professional Cricketers' Association's player of the year and most valuable player of the year.
W.A.A. to handle the voting for the two Most Valuable Player Awards in 1931, a pitcher has won the prestigious honor on 20 different occasions in either league.
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James has been the best player in basketball for a long time, winner of three of the last four most valuable player awards, and the uproar that met his move from Cleveland to Miami, which was shrilly and rooted in some Mesozoic idea of the obligations of professional athletes, had zero to do with his talent on the court.
James has won the regular season Most Valuable Player award the past two years but Bryant was MVP of the playoffs the past two seasons.
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Robinson took it a step further and won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award as the Orioles won their first world championship in a four game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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But given Richards's pedigree as a clutch postseason performer he won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2004 as the playoffs' most valuable player Tortorella's decision raised eyebrows, to say the least.
He received an ovation from the crowd before the game when he was recognized as the team's most valuable player, and saluted the fans from center ice after the game.
To put that into perspective, only one player in the NBA, reigning most valuable player LeBron James, averages at least 18 points, six assists and four rebounds while shooting 39% from distance and 50% overall.
The National League Most Valuable Player hit for 322 total bases in a just 403 official at bats.
The Super Bowl Most Valuable Player award is a prestigious honor and a testament to a great performance on a global stage.
Brodeur spent Saturday night basically telling those whippersnappers from California to get off his property, outplaying the Kings' Jonathan Quick, the prospective winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs' most valuable player.
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He took the inaugural Professional Cricketers Association Most Valuable Player award based on a rankings system and was voted Player of the Year.
Greenberg is best known for driving in 183 runs in 1937 (one short of Lou Gehrig's American League record), hitting 58 home runs in 1938 (two short of Babe Ruth's record) and twice winning the American League's Most Valuable Player award while playing for the Detroit Tigers.
Even though the 2001 American League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award was the only major award that Pettitte had ever won, he did lead the American and National Leagues in select categories throughout his career.
Early in his professional career, he mentioned casually to reporters that he hoped one day to be named defensive player of the year as well as most valuable player.
Garner, who averaged 28 points during the tournament, was named its most valuable player, in a game that gave the LIU Blackbirds a place in the NEC record book for most consecutive conference wins.
The Chargers beat Indianapolis - and league Most Valuable Player Peyton Manning - in the play-offs for the second year in a row, Darren Sproles sprinting 22 yards for the overtime touchdown that guided them to victory.
He received an ovation from the crowd before the game when he was recognized as the team's most valuable player.
Ravens' quarterback Joe Flacco -- who was selected as the game's most valuable player -- was 22 of 33 for 287 yards.
Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose, 24, tore his ACL in last season's playoffs, a year after becoming the youngest person to win the NBA's Most Valuable Player award.
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