# The Sporting News NFL Executive of the Year

The Sporting News NFL Executive of the Year Award is given annually to the lead executive, typically a general manager, of an National Football League (NFL) team. The Sporting News first published their NFL Executive of the Year awards in 1955 and 1956, but it was discontinued. However, at the end of the 1972 NFL season, the Sporting News revived the award and has been given out almost every year since. The only exception since the revival was 2013, when no NFL executive was picked.

## Key

| Year | Links to the article about that corresponding NFL season |
| Player (X) | Denotes winning executive and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one) |
| Bold | The winning executive's team was the NFL champion that same season |
| † | Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame |

## Award winners

| Year | Name | Team |
| 1955 | Dan Reeves$^†$ | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1956 | George Halas$^†$ | Chicago Bears |
| 1972 | Dan Rooney (1)$^†$ | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1973 | Jim Finks (1)$^†$ | Minnesota Vikings |
| 1974 | Art Rooney$^†$ | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1975 | Joe Thomas | Baltimore Colts |
| 1976 | Al Davis$^†$ | Oakland Raiders |
| 1977 | Tex Schramm$^†$ | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1978 | John Thompson | Seattle Seahawks |
| 1979 | Johnny Sanders | San Diego Chargers |
| 1980 | Eddie LeBaron | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1981 | Paul Brown$^†$ | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 1982 | Bobby Beathard (1)$^†$ | Washington Redskins |
| 1983 | Bobby Beathard (2)$^†$ | Washington Redskins |
| 1984 | George Young (1)$^†$ | New York Giants |
| 1985 | Michael McCaskey | Chicago Bears |
| 1986 | George Young (2)$^†$ | New York Giants |
| 1987 | Jim Finks (2)$^†$ | New Orleans Saints |
| 1988 | Bill Polian (1)$^†$ | Buffalo Bills |
| 1989 | John McVay | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1990 | George Young (3)$^†$ | New York Giants |
| 1991 | Bill Polian (2)$^†$ | Buffalo Bills |
| 1992 | Ron Wolf$^†$ | Green Bay Packers |
| 1993 | George Young (4)$^†$ | New York Giants |
| 1994 | Carmen Policy | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1995 | Bill Polian (3)$^†$ | Carolina Panthers |
| 1996 | Bill Polian (4)$^†$ | Carolina Panthers |
| 1997 | George Young (5)$^†$ | New York Giants |
| 1998 | Jeff Diamond | Minnesota Vikings |
| 1999 | Bill Polian (5)$^†$ | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2000 | Randy Mueller | New Orleans Saints |
| 2001 | Dan Rooney (2)$^†$ | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 2002 | Bruce Allen | Oakland Raiders |
| 2003 | Scott Pioli (1) | New England Patriots |
| 2004 | Scott Pioli (2) | New England Patriots |
| 2005 | Art Rooney II | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 2006 | Mickey Loomis | New Orleans Saints |
| 2007 | Ted Thompson (1) | Green Bay Packers |
| 2008 | Thomas Dimitroff (1) | Atlanta Falcons |
| 2009 | Bill Polian (6)$^†$ | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2010 | Thomas Dimitroff (2) | Atlanta Falcons |
| 2011 | Ted Thompson (2) | Green Bay Packers |
| 2012 | Ryan Grigson | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2013 | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2014 | Steve Keim | Arizona Cardinals |
| 2015 | Dave Gettleman | Carolina Panthers |
| 2016 | Reggie McKenzie | Oakland Raiders |
| 2017 | Howie Roseman | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 2018 | Ryan Pace | Chicago Bears |
| 2019 | Eric DeCosta | Baltimore Ravens |
| 2020 | Brandon Beane | Buffalo Bills |
| 2021 | Duke Tobin | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 2022 | Brandon Beane (2) | Buffalo Bills |
| 2024 | Brad Holmes | Detroit Lions |
| 2024 | Brad Holmes (2) | Detroit Lions |