, ▁Carolina ▁Pan thers ▁▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁– ▁Mike ▁Sh an ah an , ▁Den ver ▁Bron cos ▁▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁– ▁Mart y ▁Sch ot ten heimer , ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Chief s ▁▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁– ▁Dan ▁Re e ves , ▁Atlanta ▁Fal cons ▁▁▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁– ▁Dick ▁V erme il , ▁St ▁Louis ▁R ams ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁– ▁Jim ▁Has lett , ▁New ▁Orleans ▁Sain ts ▁▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁– ▁Dick ▁J aur on , ▁Chicago ▁B ears ▁▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁– ▁Andy ▁Re id , ▁Philadelphia ▁E ag les ▁▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁– ▁Bill ▁Bel ich ick , ▁New ▁England ▁Patri ots ▁ ▁Joe ▁F . ▁Car r ▁Tro phy ▁ ▁N amed ▁for ▁Joseph ▁Car r , ▁this ▁tro phy ▁was ▁presented ▁ann ually ▁( from ▁ 1 9 5 5 – 1 9 7 8 ) ▁to ▁the ▁NFL ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁This ▁award ▁is ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁original ▁Joe ▁F . ▁Car r ▁Tro phy ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁official ▁National ▁Football ▁League ▁M VP ▁award ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 8 – 4 6 . ▁However , ▁both ▁tro ph ies ▁are ▁named ▁after ▁Car r , ▁a ▁former ▁NFL ▁commission er . ▁▁▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁– ▁Fred ▁" Cur ly " ▁Mor r ison , ▁Cleveland ▁Brow ns ▁▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁– ▁Rick ▁Cas ares , ▁Chicago ▁B ears