Packers WR Jordy Nelson was named the Associated Press 2016 Comeback Player of the Year Saturday night at the NFL Honors show.
JORDY!
Congratulations @JordyRNelson!
Comeback Player of the Year, presented by @McDonalds. #NFLHonors pic.twitter.com/5gwtgTYjYR— NFL (@NFL) February 5, 2017
Nelson, 31, is a former second-round pick of the Packer back in 2008. He’s currently in the third year of his five-year, $43 million contract and stands to make base salaries of $8.25 million and $9.25 million over the final two years of the contract.
In 2016, Nelson appeared in all 16 games and caught 97 passes for 1,257 yards receiving and 14 touchdowns.
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