Denver Broncos star cornerback Pat Surtain was named the NFL’s 2024 Defensive Player of the Year during NFL Honors on Thursday evening after finishing with 330 points in Associated Press voting.
Cincinnati Bengals defensive lineman Trey Hendrickson was second with 205 points and Cleveland Browns defensive lineman Myles Garrett was third with 162 points.
Although Surtain lapped the competition, the NFL Network and Fox broadcast must have mistakenly prepared for Garett to win the award.
During Surtain’s acceptance speech on Thursday, the broadcast displayed Garett’s name on the screen below PS2. Here’s a sampling of how fans on Twitter/X reacted to the mix-up during the show:
I didn’t know Pat Surtain changed his name to Myles Garrett pic.twitter.com/Wh2R2yyoXZ
— Chad (@chadtrojanfan) February 7, 2025
NFL Network just had the wrong name on the graphic for DPOY. It said Myles Garrett when Surtain actually won it… Oops! pic.twitter.com/e4sxihfTNh
— Matt Wilcox (@mtwilcox12) February 7, 2025
I had to rewind it 🤣🤦🏼♀️ pic.twitter.com/vfXwsVQoCF
— ꧁𝓝𝓲𝓬𝓸𝓵𝓮 𝓜𝓪𝓻𝓲𝓮꧂ (@nmbernard) February 7, 2025
ummm that’s Patrick Surtain, not Myles Garrett… #NFL #NFLHonors #DPOY pic.twitter.com/8rFhesWQIq
— 👑King Lance of House Coleman (@RipRock81) February 7, 2025
did they just put myles garrett as the winner while pat surtain was speaking 😂#NFLHonors
— 4/28🕊 (@_coreyharriss) February 7, 2025
Did TO just mispronounce the name of the DPOY Patrick Surtain Jr.?
Oh my gosh and they put Myles Garrett on the screen too! pic.twitter.com/YXANVYFFxp
— Adam Johnson (@Mr_GCU) February 7, 2025
Did they just say Patrick surtain was Myles Garrett on this damn NFL Honors show 🤦🏾♂️
— Brian (@Beasly151) February 7, 2025
So why did it pop up Myles Garrett when Surtain won #NFLHonors pic.twitter.com/VUP9JHHlby
— Aaron (@AaronReid_21) February 7, 2025
no way they put up the myles garrett graphic instead of patrick surtain 😭
— 💫 (@nlmbohdearr) February 7, 2025
Why did the TV show Myles Garrett as the winner but they announced Pat Surtain? #NFLHonors
— Richie Lee ✝️ (@RLMiller4_92) February 7, 2025
The disrespect #NFLHonors
Patrick Surtain ll receives Defensive Player of the Year while the scroll says Myles Garret! pic.twitter.com/nek92JtT8l— Jimmy Ewing (@NicotineFitz) February 7, 2025
NFL Honors, get the names right. Pat Surtain is NOT Myles Garrett.
— Afton Forred (@aforred) February 7, 2025
Here is Surtain’s acceptance speech:
Keep following the blueprint, @PatSurtainll. 👏
📺: NFLN pic.twitter.com/8YzpJPhvIH
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) February 7, 2025
Surtain, 24, is the seventh cornerback to ever win the award and the second Bronco in franchise history to take home the honor, joining Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Randy Gradishar (1978).
Surtain is also the first cornerback to win DPOY and have two first-team All-Pro selections within his first four seasons in the NFL. Garrett won DPOY in 2023, but it was PS2 who took home the honor on Thursday.
