Kurt WarnerOct 8, 2025
As relayed by Eisen, Warner said Buccaneers rookie receiver Emeka Abuka could be Offensive Player of the Year based on their tape and production.
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What Kurt Warner said
Kurt Warner said he could be an offensive player of the year the way that he's seeing him on tape and show up in the stat column.
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- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
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- Hour 3: NFL Week 6 Power Rankings, plus Jon Bon Jovi In-Studio
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- SaidOct 8, 2025
- GradedAug 13, 2026
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Award PicksEmeka EgbukaTampa Bay Buccaneers
Emeka Egbuka to win Offensive Player of the Year
What happenedJaxon Smith-Njigba woncalled Emeka Egbuka0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×1.72difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- award:
- offensive_player_of_the_year
- naive:
- the naive pick was Saquon Barkley, who won it the year before
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Emeka Egbuka
- season:
- 2025
- who won:
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba
- correct:
- no
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 1.72
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 13
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