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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: Chamillitary Click on January 06, 2010, 10:22:28 AM
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http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8158aa40&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true
NEW YORK -- The Little Phenom is the NFL's top offensive rookie.
Percy Harvin used his versatility and intelligence to win The Associated Press 2009 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award.
The Minnesota Vikings' wide receiver/kick returner ran away with the balloting the same way he outran defenses and special teams this season. Harvin received 41 votes Wednesday from the nationwide panel of 50 sports writers and broadcasters who cover the league. Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Michael Oher was second with six votes.
NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year voting
Percy Harvin WR-KR Vikings 41
Michael Oher OT Ravens 6
Jeremy Maclin WR-KR Eagles 1
Knowshon Moreno RB Broncos 1
Mike Wallace WR Steelers 1
The 22nd overall draft pick, Harvin had 60 receptions for 790 yards and six touchdowns, rushed 15 times for 135 yards and returned 42 kickoffs for 1,156 yards (27.5 per) and two touchdowns, one covering 101 yards. He tied the Indianapolis Colts' Austin Collie for most catches by a rookie and set Minnesota's single-season franchise record for all-purpose yardage with 2,081.
"I call him Little Phenom," said Vikings teammate Adrian Peterson, the 2007 Offensive Rookie of the Year. "He's got the heart of a lion when he's out there playing."
great offensive spark plug; and blew the competition away in the voting. :o
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Definitely deserves it.