"It was the first time someone had cleared 130 in this game since Terrell Davis did it for the Denver Broncos in January 1998, two years before Walker was born. There is a particular joy in a running back winning Super Bowl MVP in a time of vile, anti-tailback discrimination. You know the story: For a decade and change, NFL teams have been paying running-backs-less, drafting them later, and finding new ways all the time to tell them they don't matter."
"I take no pleasure in this, but Walker should at least do the honorable thing and invite a few of his teammates to Disney World with him. The NFL hates running backs, as evidenced by none winning MVP in the 28-year spell between Davis and Walker. But it hates recognizing defensive and special teams excellence even more, and this was the time to rectify that."
Kenneth Walker III won Super Bowl LX MVP after rushing for 135 yards, the first 130-plus rushing performance in the game since Terrell Davis in January 1998. The NFL has increasingly devalued running backs, paying them less, drafting them later, and prompting some to consider forming a separate union despite NFLPA representation. Walker enters free agency while facing this devaluation. Some contend that defensive and special teams players were more deserving of recognition in the game. Kicker Jason Myers made five field goals and set a Super Bowl kicking points record with 17 points, but his performance complicates MVP considerations.
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