NFL Defensive Player of the Year
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The NFL Defensive Player of the Year is an annual award recognizing the league’s most outstanding defensive player for that season.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: NFL Defensive Player of the Year Context triple: [Michael Strahan, wonAward, NFL Defensive Player of the Year]
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Gold Glove Award
The Gold Glove Award is a prestigious Major League Baseball honor given annually to players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performance at each position.
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B.
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League and one of the most-watched sporting and entertainment events in the United States.
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NFC Championship
The NFC Championship is the annual National Football Conference title game in the NFL that determines one of the two teams advancing to the Super Bowl.
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D.
Lawrence Taylor
Lawrence Taylor is a legendary former NFL linebacker widely regarded as one of the greatest defensive players in football history.
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AFC Championship Game
The AFC Championship Game is the National Football League’s annual playoff matchup that determines the American Football Conference champion and one of the two teams that advance to the Super Bowl.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: NFL Defensive Player of the Year Target entity description: The NFL Defensive Player of the Year is an annual award recognizing the league’s most outstanding defensive player for that season.
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A.
Gold Glove Award
The Gold Glove Award is a prestigious Major League Baseball honor given annually to players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performance at each position.
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B.
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League and one of the most-watched sporting and entertainment events in the United States.
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C.
NFC Championship
The NFC Championship is the annual National Football Conference title game in the NFL that determines one of the two teams advancing to the Super Bowl.
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D.
Lawrence Taylor
Lawrence Taylor is a legendary former NFL linebacker widely regarded as one of the greatest defensive players in football history.
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E.
AFC Championship Game
The AFC Championship Game is the National Football League’s annual playoff matchup that determines the American Football Conference champion and one of the two teams that advance to the Super Bowl.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
National Football League award
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sports award ⓘ |
| awardedFor | most outstanding defensive player in an NFL season ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| firstAwarded | 1971 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Associated Press NFL awards panel
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linked to:
AP NFL Coach of the Year
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| hasGenderRestriction | no ⓘ |
| league | National Football League ⓘ |
| level | professional ⓘ |
| notableMultipleTimeWinner |
Aaron Donald
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J. J. Watt ⓘ Joe Greene ⓘ Lawrence Taylor ⓘ Mike Singletary ⓘ Ray Lewis ⓘ Reggie White ⓘ |
| organization | National Football League ⓘ |
| positionEligible |
cornerback
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defensive end ⓘ defensive tackle ⓘ linebacker ⓘ safety ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Associated Press ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
NFL Coach of the Year
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NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year ⓘ NFL Most Valuable Player ⓘ
linked to:
NFL Most Valuable Player Award
NFL Offensive Player of the Year ⓘ
linked to:
NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award
NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year ⓘ |
| scope | regular season performance ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
consistency over the season
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impact on team defense ⓘ individual defensive performance ⓘ statistical production ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | vote of a national panel of media members ⓘ |
| shortName |
NFL DPOY
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linked to:
NFL Defensive Player of the Year
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| sport | American football ⓘ |
| teamSport | American football ⓘ |
| typicalAnnouncementTime | end of NFL regular season or during NFL Honors ceremony ⓘ |
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Subject: NFL Defensive Player of the Year Description of subject: The NFL Defensive Player of the Year is an annual award recognizing the league’s most outstanding defensive player for that season.
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