{"id":244148,"date":"2026-05-19T12:57:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/just-keep-the-award-at-this-point-jaxon-smith-njigba-rips-nfl-for-massive-mistake-over-his-offensive-player-of-the-year-trophy\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T12:57:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:57:12","slug":"just-keep-the-award-at-this-point-jaxon-smith-njigba-rips-nfl-for-massive-mistake-over-his-offensive-player-of-the-year-trophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/just-keep-the-award-at-this-point-jaxon-smith-njigba-rips-nfl-for-massive-mistake-over-his-offensive-player-of-the-year-trophy\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Just keep the award at this point&#8221;: Jaxon Smith-Njigba rips NFL for massive mistake over his Offensive Player of the Year trophy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5169117\" data-slug-id=\"2783980\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Seattle Seahawks wideout Jaxon Smith-Njigba won the Offensive Player of the Year last season, en route to helping his team win the Super Bowl. However, the wideout wasn&#8217;t too pleased when the NFL made some errors while engraving his award.<\/p>\n<p>On his Instagram story on Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/will-smith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Smith<\/a>-Njigba showed that the NFL mistakenly sent him the 2025 Defensive Player of the Year award. In a separate IG story, the Seahawks WR also responded to the error.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Just keep the award at this point. Leave it in the history books tho,&#8221; Smith-Njigba wrote on his IG story.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline top\" data-tab=\"top\">\n<p>Looking to predict NFL playoff Scenarios? Try our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/nfl-playoff-predictor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"top\">NFL Playoff Predictor<\/a> for real-time simulations and stay ahead of the game!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett was the Defensive Player of the Year last season.<\/p>\n<p>Smith-Njigba posted 1,793 yards and 10 touchdowns on 119 receptions in the 2025 regular season. He also added 199 yards and two TDs on 17 receptions in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/news-dak-prescott-s-brother-reveals-true-relationship-qb-caitlin-rance-bridesmaid-sarah-jane-ramos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Dak Prescott&#8217;s brother reveals true relationship between QB &amp; Caitlin Rance, the bridesmaid of Sarah Jane Ramos<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/news-he-coaching-team-it-s-embarrassing-nfl-fans-react-mike-vrabel-bringing-significantly-better-vibe-patriots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">&#8220;He should not be coaching this team. 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Such an ego maniac&#8221;: NFL fans rip John Harbaugh for using Ravens firing in Miami (OH) commencement speech<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Jaxon Smith-Njigba&#8217;s Seahawks will face the New England Patriots in Week 1 of 2026 season<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"Super Bowl LX: New England Patriots v Seattle Seahawks - Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba - Source: Getty\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/05\/e0c7f-17791845112775-1920.jpg\"\/><\/noscript><img class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1279\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/05\/e0c7f-17791845112775-1920.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/05\/e0c7f-17791845112775-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/05\/e0c7f-17791845112775-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/05\/e0c7f-17791845112775-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/05\/e0c7f-17791845112775-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/05\/e0c7f-17791845112775-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/05\/e0c7f-17791845112775-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/05\/e0c7f-17791845112775-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/05\/e0c7f-17791845112775-1920.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"Super Bowl LX: New England Patriots v Seattle Seahawks - Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba - Source: Getty\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/05\/e0c7f-17791845112775-1920.jpg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201279%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>Super Bowl LX: New England Patriots v Seattle Seahawks &#8211; Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba &#8211; Source: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/jaxon-smith-njigba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Jaxon Smith-Njigba<\/a>&#8216;s Seahawks will face the New England Patriots in Week 1of the 2026 season. The game is scheduled to kick off at 8:20 p.m. ET from Lumen Field in Seattle on Sept. 9.<\/p>\n<p>The Seahawks beat the Patriots 29-13 in the Super Bowl last season. 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