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[email protected] CARSON WENTZ AND TODD GURLEY NAMED 2017 FEDEX AIR & GROUND NFL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR AT NFL HONORS FedEx Supports the USO with more than $170,000 in Donations Philadelphia Eagles quarterback CARSON WENTZ and Los Angeles Rams running back TODD GURLEY were named 2017 FEDEX AIR & GROUND NFL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR. FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the National Football League announced the winners today, February 3, in advance of NFL Honors – a two-hour primetime special airing nationally on NBC the night before Super Bowl LII. The FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year awards are a culmination of weekly awards presented by FedEx throughout the NFL season. The awards give football fans the ability to honor stand-out quarterback and running back performances each week, which in turn, direct charitable donations to the USO in the name of the winning players. New this year, 2017 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, 2006 FedEx Ground Player of the Year and former San Diego Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson served as the primary voice for the program. This is the 15th season FedEx has presented the awards. • Philadelphia Eagles QB Carson Wentz's 33 touchdown passes were the second-most in the NFL despite missing the final three games of the season due to injury. Wentz threw for 3,296 yards and had the league's fourth best passer rating at 101.9.