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The 'NFL Comeback Players of the Year' quiz
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The 'NFL Comeback Players of the Year' quiz

Created on April 26, 2026  |  Total tries: 15  |  Average Score: 23.7 out of 29  (82%)  |  Quiz FAQ   
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Happy 34th birthday to six-time Pro Bowler, 2017 Comeback Player of the Year and 13-year NFL veteran, Keenan Allen!

Allen began his career with the Chargers while they were still in San Diego, catching 71 passes for 1,046 yards and eight touchdowns in his rookie year out of Cal in 2013. After injuries hampered his 2015 and 2016 seasons, Allen returned with a vengeance in the Chargers first season in Los Angeles in 2017. 

He caught 102 passes for a career-high 1,393 yards to go with six touchdowns to earn his first of five-straight Pro Bowl appearances and the AP Comeback Player of the Year Award. 

After five 1,000-yard seasons in seven tries, Allen left the Chargers to spend one frustrating season with the Chicago Bears before returning to LA for 2025. In his age-33 season he caught 81 passes for 777 yards and four TD's, giving him 70 in his career so far. 

Which brings us to today’s quiz. How many of the players to be named AP Comeback Player of the Year since 1998 can you name in five minutes?

Good luck!

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Quiz Clue: Season / Team / Position / Jersey #  |  Created on April 26, 2026  |  Total tries: 15  |  Average Score: 23.7 out of 29  (82%)  |  Quiz FAQ   
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2025 / SF / RB / #23
Christian McCaffrey
2024 / CIN / QB / #9
Joe Burrow
2023 / CLE / QB / #15
Joe Flacco
2022 / SEA / QB / #7
Geno Smith
2021 / CIN / QB / #9
Joe Burrow
2020 / WAS / QB / #11
Alex Smith
2019 / TEN / QB / #17
Ryan Tannehill
2018 / IND / QB / #12
Andrew Luck
2017 / LAC / WR / #13
Keenan Allen
2016 / GB / WR / #87
Jordy Nelson
2015 / KC / S / #29
Eric Berry
2014 / NE / TE / #87
Rob Gronkowski
2013 / SD / QB / #17
Philip Rivers
2012 / DEN / QB / #18
Peyton Manning
2011 / DET / QB / #9
Matthew Stafford
2010 / PHI / QB / #7
Michael Vick
2009 / NE / QB / #12
Tom Brady
2008 / MIA / QB / #10
Chad Pennington
2007 / DE / DAL / #98
Greg Ellis
2006 / NYJ / QB / #10
Chad Pennington
2005 / CAR / WR / #89
Steve Smith Sr.
2005 / NE / LB / #54
Tedy Bruschi
2004 / SD / QB / #9
Drew Brees
2003 / CIN / QB / #3
Jon Kitna
2002 / PIT / QB / #8
Tommy Maddox
2001 / SF / RB / #20
Garrison Hearst
2000 / NO / DE / #94
Joe Johnson
1999 / SF / DT / #97
Bryant Young
1998 / BUF / QB / #7
Doug Flutie

Tommy Fradenburg is a freelance writer and an alumni of UNC Chapel Hill currently based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He religiously follows his favorite teams The New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys (yes, he knows) as well as his alma mater the Tar Heels and West Ham United F.C. in the Premier League. See more of his work on Twitter @tommyfradenburg.

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