Jaxon Smith-Njigba Shares Video of Typo on NFL OPOY Award, Calls It 'Disrespectful'

Perhaps because the Seattle Seahawks were largely defined by their defensive dominance during the 2025 season, the NFL got confused about which award Jaxon Smith-Njigba should have received for his performance.

Smith-Njigba shared a photo of his "NFL Defensive Player of the Year" trophy after he was named the league's 2025 Offensive Player of the Year in February.

The Seahawks joked about it in a social media post:

"The league made the mistake," NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said. "We sincerely apologize to Jaxon for the error and are in the process of creating and shipping him a new trophy. Of course, like the teams he played against this year, we know how great an offensive player he is. We just had a problem spelling it."

Smith-Njigba was honored as Offensive Player of the Year after leading the league with 1,793 receiving yards on 119 receptions.

Despite the mix up, Smith-Njigba did add a lot of hardware to his trophy case that it can be hard to keep track of it all. The biggest prize was the Lombardi Trophy after the Seahawks' 29-13 win over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 60.