According to Josh Looney from kcchiefs.com, Jamaal Charles has won the FedEx NFL Ground Player of the Year.Charles has won the award over the NFL rushing leader Arian Foster, and Atlanta running back Michael Turner.
Chiefs fans everywhere knew of how good Charles was this season. Now with this award and his first Pro Bowl selection, the nation can start to take notice.
Charles was nominated for the FedEx NFL Ground Player of the Week on four different occasions, winning once. This was FedEx's description of Charles on nfl.com:
"Charles rushed for 1,467 yards and averaged 6.38 yards per carry (230 carries), helping the Kansas City Chiefs win the AFC West title and reach the playoffs. Charles joined Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown (291 attempts, 1,863 yards, 6.40 yards per carry in 1963) as the only players in NFL history to have at least 1,400 rushing yards and average more than 6.30 yards per carry in a single season. Charles played in all 16 games and had five rushing touchdowns including a 56-yard touchdown in Week 1."
Because of Charles' win, FedEx is donating $25,000 to the Safe Kids USA in Kansas City.
Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers won the Air Player of the Year.
And let's not forget that one more Chief has a chance to win an award today (cough Todd Haley cough).
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