Seattle Seahawks superstar wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba just had a season for the ages. Unfortunately, it seems as if the NFL could hardly care less, because the amount of disrespect they have shown him has genuinely been offensive. First and foremost, during the NFL Honors, the league had a second-rate internet comedian in Druski present the award for Offensive Player of the Year. Druski intentionally mispronounced JSN’s name and tried turning it into a joke. He tried apologizing, but the damage was done and JSN (rightfully) did not respond.
Now, it appears the disrespect continues. Jaxon Smith-Njigba took to social media to share the award he received from the NFL. It turns out JSN wasn’t just a wide receiver. Apparently, he took plenty of defensive snaps without any of us noticing, and was so great on that side of the ball he won the Defensive Player of the Year award. No, we’re not kidding, that’s the award that was sent to him.
Not only did they award him “Defensive” Player of the Year, if you look closer, you’ll notice there isn’t a space between “The” and “Year” like there should be. Instead, it just says “theyear.” Unbelievable. I guess the good news is the NFL has apologized, and will be working to send him a corrected trophy. But still, what an embarrassment from the league the whole way through.
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Seattle fans often feel as if the Seahawks (and all their teams) are perpetually overlooked and outright disrespected by the national media, and with good reason. Now, they have yet another example to add to their perpetually growing list. If a wide receiver who led the NFL with 1,793 yards on 119 receptions and scoring 10 touchdowns can’t even win an award properly, what else can the 12’s expect from the media?
I suppose the silver lining here is I don’t think JSN’s chip on his shoulder is going away any time soon, despite winning a Super Bowl and getting a historic contract extension.
This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: NFL awards: Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba receives incorrect award
