WHAT:
The night before the Patriots and the Seahawks meet to kick off Super Bowl XLIX, the National Football League will salute its best players, performances and plays from the 2014 season with a two-hour primetime awards special - "4th Annual NFL Honors" - to air nationally on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 9 PM ET/PT on NBC. "NFL Honors" will tape from 6 – 8 p.m. MST that evening. Preceding NBC's telecast, NFL Network will air "Super Bowl Saturday Night presented by XFINITY," at 8 PM ET covering all the sights and sounds from the red carpet at "NFL Honors." For the second year, the newest PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMEclass will be announced and introduced during the show with the Class of 2015 appearing on the stage at Symphony Hall in Phoenix.
WHEN:
Saturday, Jan. 31
Red Carpet: 3:00 – 5:30 p.m. (MST)
| SOME OF THE PLAYERS, COACHES, & TALENT SCHEDULED TO APPEAR INCLUDE: | |
|---|---|
| AARON DONALD, St. Louis Rams | ANDRE REED |
| ANDREW LUCK, Indianapolis Colts | ANTHONY MUNOZ |
| ANQUAN BOLDIN, San Francisco 49ers | ARCHIE MANNING |
| ANTONIO BROWN, Pittsburgh Steelers | BRIAN URLACHER |
| ARIAN FOSTER, Houston Texans | BRUCE ARIANS |
| C.J. MOSLEY, Baltimore Ravens | BRUCE SMITH |
| CALAIS CAMPBELL, Arizona Cardinals | CURTIS MARTIN |
| CALVIN JOHNSON, Detroit Lions | CRIS CARTER |
| CHARLES TILLMAN, Chicago Bears | DEION SANDERS |
| COLIN KAEPERNICK, San Francisco 49ers | DERRICK BROOKS |
| DEMARCO MURRAY, Dallas Cowboys | EMMITT SMITH |
| DEMARCUS WARE, Denver Broncos | ERIC DICKERSON |
| DEMARYIUS THOMAS, Denver Broncos | FRANCO HARRIS |
| DEZ BRYANT, Dallas Cowboys | JIM BROWN |
| DREW BREES, New Orleans Saints | JIM KELLY |
| EDDIE LACY, Green Bay Packers | JOE NAMATH |
| J.J. WATT, Houston Texans | KURT WARNER |
| JAMAAL CHARLES, Kansas City Chiefs | LADAINIAN TOMLINSON |
| JARED ALLEN, Chicago Bears | LEONARD WHEELER |
| JASON WITTEN, Dallas Cowboys | MARCUS ALLEN |
| JEREMY HILL, Cincinnati Bengals | MARSHALL FAULK |
| JEREMY MACLIN, Philadelphia Eagles | MICHAEL IRVIN |
| JUSTIN HOUSTON, Kansas City Chiefs | RAY LEWIS |
| KHALIL MACK, Oakland Raiders | RON RIVERA |
| LARRY FITZGERALD, Arizona Cardinals | STEVE MARIUCCI |
| LESEAN MCCOY, Philadelphia Eagles | STEVE YOUNG |
| LE'VEON BELL, Pittsburgh Steelers | TERRELL DAVIS |
| LUKE KUECHLY, Carolina Panthers | TROY AIKMAN |
| MARK SANCHEZ, New York Jets | WARREN MOON |
| MIKE EVANS, Tampa Bay Buccaneers | WARREN SAPP |
| ODELL BECKHAM JR., New York Giants | |
| RANDALL COBB, Green Bay Packers | |
| REGGIE WAYNE, Indianapolis Colts | |
| RYAN TANNEHILL, Miami Dolphins | |
| THOMAS DAVIS, Carolina Panthers | |
| TONY ROMO, Dallas Cowboys | |
| VICTOR CRUZ, New York Giants | |
| VON MILLER, Denver Broncos | |
The NFL and The Associated Press will announce their annual accolades in an awards show format for the fourth consecutive year. The full list of awards that will be presented later that evening will be:
| AP Most Valuable Player | Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year presented by Nationwide |
| AP Coach of the Year presented by Lenovo | AP Comeback Player of the Year |
| AP Offensive Player of the Year presented by Surface | AP Defensive Player of the Year |
| AP Offensive Rookie of the Year | AP Defensive Rookie of the Year |
| Bridgestone Performance Play of the Year | FedEx Air & Ground Players of the Year |
| NFL.com Fantasy Player of the Year presented by SAP | "Greatness on the Road" Award presented by Courtyard |
| Salute To Service Award Presented by USAA | Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award presented by Bose |
| Deacon Jones Award |
