When listing the most important pieces of hardware in football, the Vince Lombardi Trophy and the Heisman Trophy come to mind.
But for Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Bilal Nichols, the NVP—Nickelodeon’s trophy given to the most valuable player of a game—stands second to none.
The Nickelodeon broadcast crew awarded Nichols the trophy after he scored a defensive touchdown in the Raiders’ 20–14 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday at Arrowhead Stadium.
“This trophy, this is going up somewhere nice,” Nichols said with a smile. “This is probably the best trophy I’ve ever got so far.”
DT @BNichols98 is the NVP after an unreal game from the @Raiders defense! 🏆 #LVvsKC pic.twitter.com/pb9YBidkUl
— NFL (@NFL) December 25, 2023
Nichols was also handed a jar of famous Nickelodeon slime as part of the “NFL Nickmas” broadcast. And yes, he has plans for that too.
“I’m going to slime my girlfriend and my daughter,” Nichols said. “As soon as I get home, they’re getting slimed.”
It’s fair to say the 27-year-old won over football fans with his response:
Bilal Nichols will get to tell his grandkids about taking home NVP honors on Christmas Day 2023 pic.twitter.com/8u9EptMXE7
— JM Football (@JomboyMediaFB) December 25, 2023
Love Bilal Nichols showing respect to the greatest trophy in all of sports pic.twitter.com/KG7fmkOaq4
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) December 25, 2023
Bilal Nichols acting like the NVP is the super bowl mvp is AMAZING fr i love this 😭😭😭
— Juice™️ (@Juiiiice__) December 25, 2023
Watching the Nickelodeon broadcast, glad one of the Raiders won the "N"VP (Bilal Nichols) And Bilal is giving a Super Bowl speech, this is cute
— Victoria (@AVocalistsRival) December 25, 2023
I am now a Bilal Nichols fan
— FoxboroFenway🌵 (@foxborofenway) December 25, 2023
