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Stafford, Garrett set to be first reigning MVP-DPOY duo on one team in NFL history

An award-winning pairing the NFL has never seen.

Wire Report IntelligenceUpdated Jun 31 min read
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Matthew Stafford and Myles Garrett will now become the first reigning MVP and Defensive Player of the Year to play on th

What happened: Matthew Stafford, the reigning NFL MVP, and Myles Garrett, the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, are set to share a roster next season. It would mark the first time in NFL history that the previous year's MVP and DPOY play together the following season.

Why it matters: The milestone underscores how aggressively the franchise has loaded up around its veteran quarterback, pairing the league's top offensive and defensive honorees on one depth chart. It follows the blockbuster move that brought Garrett aboard, a swing that echoes the trade that landed Stafford himself and again skips a rebuild in favor of a title window.

By the numbers: Stafford enters the season as the reigning MVP and Garrett as the reigning Defensive Player of the Year — two individual awards never before held by teammates in the same following campaign.

What to watch: Watch how the two stars are integrated through the offseason program and whether the win-now roster translates into a Super Bowl run in 2026.

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