Dolphins name four award winners, including team MVP

Tyreek Hill, who led the NFL in receiving yards, was named the winner of the Dolphins’ Dan Marino Most Valuable Player award Thursday.

The MVP award is determined in a vote of local media.

Meanwhile, in a vote of Dolphins players, fullback Alec Ingold was named the winner of the team’s Don Shula Leadership award.

Hill is the first Dolphins player to win the MVP award in consecutive seasons since 1997-98, when wide receiver OJ McDuffie did so. He joins McDuffie, quarterback Marino and quarterback Bob Griese as the only Dolphins players to win the award in back-to-back years.

Hill became the first Dolphins player to lead the league in receiving yards with 1,799, which set a franchise record for a single season and was seventh most in a season in NFL history. He led the NFL with 13 touchdown receptions, and his 119 receptions tied the franchise record he set in 2022.

Ingold’s Leadership Award is given to the teammate “who best exhibits leadership on and off the field.” He is the first fullback to win the award. It was re-named the Don Shula Leadership Award in 2005 to reflect the accomplishments of the Hall of Fame coach and was first awarded in 1989.

Ingold played in all 17 games with 13 starts this season. He had 13 receptions for 119 yards, and his blocking helped Miami lead the league in per-carry average (5.06 yards).

The Dolphins named two other award winners:

Right tackle Austin Jackson won the Ed Block Courage award, and linebacker Bradley Chubb won the Nat Moore Community Service award.

Jackson is a first-time recipient of the courage award, which is selected by the Dolphins’ athletic training staff and “symbolizes professionalism, great strength and dedication.”

Jackson entered the 2022 season as the starting right tackle, a position he had not played in his professional career. Jackson sustained an ankle injury in the first half of the first game of the season.

Per the Dolphins, Jackson “rehabbed relentlessly to return in Week 12 as Miami’s starting right tackle. But in his first game back, he re-injured his ankle, ending his season. Jackson worked hard to get himself back to the field and remain durable in 2023 and he has done just that, starting 16 of Miami’s 17 games, the most of any Dolphins offensive lineman.”

Chubb, who sustained a season-ending torn ACL against Baltimore, won the Nat Moore Community Service Award given annually to a Miami Dolphins player recognized for his involvement in the South Florida community.

According to the Dolphins, Chubb has “regularly supported many initiatives to improve life for children in the South Florida community. Since founding the Chubb Foundation with his brother, he focuses his efforts on activating human potential through youth mentorship, financial literacy, entrepreneurship and physical education. He is a regular presence at Junior Dolphins events, participating in several youth clinics over the summer.

“This season, Chubb partnered with South Florida Motorsports and the F1 in Schools program to support students from the SEEK Foundation’s STEM program at Bunche Park in Miami Gardens. He visited local Boys & Girls Clubs to engage with and mentor students, and earlier this season, he joined teammate Robbie Chosen to surprise the South Plantation High School football team with gear, equipment and cleats.

“During the holiday season, Chubb hosted several events for pediatric patients at local hospitals, as well as a surprise toy giveaway at the NFL YET Center Boys & Girls Club of Broward County with teammate Jaelan Phillips. Chubb also participates in many community Tuesday events the Dolphins host during the season.”