Hub Arkush, the executive editor for Pro Football Weekly and one of 50 Associated Press NFL MVP voters, revealed that he cast his ballot for Cooper Kupp after making clear that he wouldn‘t vote for the eventual winner of the award, Aaron Rodgers.
In an appearance on the “Parkins and Spiegel Show” 670 The Score in Chicago on Tuesday, Arkush shared that he was the lone voter to choose Kupp as the league‘s 2021 MVP. He was one of the 11 AP voters that didn’t vote for Rodgers, with the other 10 casting their ballots for Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady.
“At the end of the day, the idea that there was ever any personal bias is ridiculous. It‘s subjective,“ Arkush said of his decision to choose Kupp over Rodgers. “There‘s nothing that requires that the MVP be considered for on-the-field [actions] only. It‘s not in the rules, it‘s not in the instructions... I just looked at a long list of worth candidates this year. I would have no argument with Rodgers winning it, Brady winning it, Cooper Kupp winning it, Jonathan Taylor winning it and I could give you a few more...
