Three Cowboys Among NFL MVP Candidates
By Mike Fisher
OXNARD (105.3 The Fan) - At least three Cowboys deserve mention as 2016 NFL MVP candidates, joining, of course, dozens of quarterbacks.
QB's take the top seven spots and 15 of the top 20 spots in the preseason odds to win MVP for the 2016 NFL season, according to gambling site Bovada.lv. The list starts with Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers. Dallas QB Tony Romo checks in at the No. 13 spot. Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is the top rookie, given 100/1 odds and spot No. 26. Dallas receiver Dez Bryant is listed in the No. 42 spot with 200/1 odds.
Here is the full list of odds from Bovada:
NFL MVP odds for 2016 season
Aaron Rodgers: 4/1
Ben Roethlisberger: 7/1
Cam Newton: 15/2
Russell Wilson: 8/1
Tom Brady: 9/1
Andrew Luck: 12/1
Carson Palmer: 12/1
Eli Manning: 25/1
J.J. Watt: 25/1
Drew Brees: 33/1
Adrian Peterson: 33/1
Todd Gurley: 40/1
Tony Romo: 40/1
Derek Carr: 50/1
Andy Dalton: 50/1
Blake Bortles: 66/1
Antonio Brown: 66/1
Rob Gronkowski: 66/1
Brock Osweiler: 66/1
Matt Ryan: 66/1
Philip Rivers: 75/1
Odell Beckham: 100/1
Teddy Bridgewater: 100/1
Jamaal Charles: 100/1
Jay Cutler: 100/1
Ezekiel Elliot: 100/1
Joe Flacco: 100/1
Julio Jones: 100/1
Khalil Mack: 100/1
Marcus Mariota: 100/1
Alex Smith: 100/1
Matthew Stafford: 100/1
Jameis Winston: 100/1
Sam Bradford: 150/1
LeVeon Bell: 150/1
Kirk Cousins: 150/1
Alshon Jeffery: 150/1
David Johnson: 150/1
Mark Sanchez: 150/1
Ryan Tannehill: 150/1
Tyrod Taylor: 150/1
Dez Bryant: 200/1
Amari Cooper: 200/1
A.J. Green: 200/1
DeAndre Hopkins: 200/1
Von Miller: 200/1
Robert Griffin III: 250/1
T.Y. Hilton: 250/1
Colin Kaepernick: 250/1
DeMarco Murray: 250/1
Jordy Nelson: 250/1
Allen Robinson: 250/1
Jonathan Stewart: 250/1
Demaryius Thomas: 250/1
Devonta Freeman: 300/1
Jared Goff: 300/1
Jimmy Graham: 300/1
Larry Fitzgerald: 300/1
Ryan Fitzpatrick: 300/1
Jeremy Maclin: 300/1
Doug Martin: 300/1
LeSean McCoy: 300/1
Thomas Rawls: 300/1