Jaxon Smith-Njigba feels disrespected by NFL after award mistake

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba is not happy with the NFL after the league mistakenly sent him the wrong reward. Smith-Njigba was supposed to receive the NFL’s Offensive Player of the Year Award; instead, he received the Defensive Player of the Year Award, and it made him feel some kind of way. He later posted on Instagram what the award said and his reaction to it.

"I really want to expose them," Smith-Njigba says in the video. "It's getting disrespectful, guys. " #Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba received his Offensive Player of the Year trophy … but the plaque says Defensive Player of the Year.

🤦‍♂️ “It’s getting disrespectful at this point. ” pic. twitter.

com/mzDlTvACDk — Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) May 19, 2026 According to NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy, the league will correct its mistake. "The league made the mistake," he told The Athletic via ESPN . "We sincerely apologize to Jaxon for the error and are in the process of creating and shipping him a new trophy.