The 2nd NFL Honors was an awards show presented by the

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to salute the best players and plays from the

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. The event was held at the

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on February 2, 2013 and was hosted by

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. The show aired on

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and recorded a 0.9 rating with 3.8 million viewers.

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won four awards, the most of any player. Baldwin's opening monologue, in which he roasted the NFL's biggest stars, was praised. Steve Specht, winner of the Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year award, was the coach of

Luke Kuechly Luke August Kuechly ( ; born April 20, 1991) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire eight-year career as a linebacker for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). Kuechly played college footb ...

, another award winner, at Cincinnati's St. Xavier High School.

List of award winners

References

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