Seahawks star Jaxon Smith-Njigba receives corrected OPOY trophy

Jaxon Smith-Njigba recently received a new AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year trophy. And yes, this one was spelled correctly.

“Yeah, we checked it. Everybody cleared it,” Smith-Njigba said with a smile after Tuesday’s mandatory minicamp practice. “I had the whole team read it (to) make sure it was right. And it’s good, solid.”

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Last month, Smith-Njigba posted a video on Instagram that showed two glaring mistakes on the initial version of the trophy, which read “2025 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THEYEAR” – with “DEFENSIVE” instead of “OFFENSIVE” and no space in between “THE” and “YEAR.”

This came in addition to comedian Druski badly mispronouncing Smith-Njigba’s name while announcing the award at the NFL Honors award show in February during the week leading up to the Super Bowl.

At one point during his Instagram video last month, Smith-Njigba said, “I really want to expose them. It’s getting disrespectful, guys.”

But on Tuesday, Smith-Njigba said any hard feelings are in the past.

“I have no feelings, no way towards the NFL, (commissioner) Roger (Goodell) or Druski,” Smith-Njigba said. “I’ll just take my trophy and accolades and all that stuff and chill at home.”

Instead, Smith-Njigba said he’s grateful for everything that’s transpired over the past year.

Smith-Njigba piled up a league-high and franchise-record 1,793 receiving yards in 2025, which were the eighth-most in a single season in NFL history. In February, he helped lead the Seahawks to their franchise’s second Super Bowl title. And in March, he signed a four-year, $168.6 million contract extension with Seattle that made him the highest-paid wide receiver in NFL history.

“This year has been great,” Smith-Njigba said. “It’s brought me a lot of great things, and things to learn and overcome, and trophies and parades and stuff like that. So it’s a blessing. It’s been an amazing year. We’re six months into the year, and I’m looking forward to the rest of it.”

Smith-Njigba isn’t resting on his laurels, though. The 24-year-old wideout said he remains focused on the “process over results” as he and the Seahawks take aim at becoming just the third repeat Super Bowl champions this century.

“Process over results, that’s something that we live by and something that I want to perfect and grow as a player and as a person,” Smith-Njigba said. “… The offseason is great to learn (and) grow as a person and a player.

“There is a lot of work to be done, so just understanding that and reaching for that goal is something that keeps me on track and motivated.”

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