How many NFL players won awards at ESPYs 2024 last night? All you need to know

Serena Williams was the host for the 2024 ESPY Awards, which honored the top athletes, groups and moments in sports, including the NFL, over the previous year.

Renowned teams like NBA champion Boston Celtics and Super Bowl winners Kansas City Chiefs, were represented at the 2024 ESPY Awards. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes also received recognition alongside top athletes from other sports like Shohei Ohtani, A'ja Wilson, Simone Biles, Jaylen Brown and others.

The Kansas City Chiefs were nominated in the Best Team category of the ESPY Awards, demonstrating the continued strong representation of NFL teams and players.

The Chiefs were also well-represented in the Best NFL Player and Best Male Athlete categories, thanks to quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

Mahomes recently became the first player in decades to earn successive Super MVP Awards. He was nominated for the Best Male Athlete category, which he also won last year.

This time, he competed for the prize against Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers, professional golfer Scottie Scheffler and Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Mahomes also faced competition from quarterback Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens, defensive end Myles Garrett of the Cleveland Browns and running back Christian McCaffrey of the San Francisco 49ers in the Best NFL Player award category at the 2024 ESPYs.

Lamar Jackson's 13-yard pass to himself during the Ravens' January AFC title game loss to the Chiefs was the only NFL performance nominated for the Best Play award at the ESPY Awards.

Quarterback Joe Flacco had appeared in just six games in two seasons before the Browns signed him in the middle of the 2023 season.

He then led a revitalized Cleveland team to the postseason, and that performance meant that he was also nominated for the Best Comeback Athlete award at the ESPYs, where he faced competition from Simone Biles, Paige Bueckers and Zion Williamson.

Another NFL player who represented the league at the 2024 ESPYs was quarterback C.J. Stroud. He was nominated for the Best Breakthrough Athlete category after a breakout first season with the Houston Texans.

Let's look at the NFL players and teams that won awards in various categories they were nominated during the ESPY Awards on Thursday.

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NFL players/teams that won awards during the ESPYs 2024

Below are the NFL winners from the 2024 ESPY Awards:

Best NFL Player and Best Male Athlete - Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs

Patrick Mahomes won the two ESPY Awards categories he was nominated for on Thursday.

The quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs earned his fourth and fifth ESPY Awards of his NFL career after taking home the Best NFL Player award in the evening. He also won the Best Male Athlete honor.

Best Play - Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens

Lamar Jackson won the 2024 ESPY for "Best Play" in all sports for the pass he made to himself during the Ravens' AFC Championship game against the Chiefs. The award was presented to him in Los Angeles on Thursday night.

The South Carolina women's basketball team beat the Kansas City Chiefs to take home the Best Team award at the event.

Additionally, both C.J Stroud and Joe Flacco couldn't win their categories, as they lost to JuJu Watkins and Simon Biles, respectively.