NFL Rookie of the Year: Vegas Odds for 2013’s Best

July 1, 2012   ·   Jordan Smith   ·   Jump to comments

Honestly, the Rookie of the Year award has been dull the last couple of years in the NFL. Not because of the performance of the players—Cam Newton and Von Miller were mesmerizing last year—but more because they were more or less the odds-on favorites for offensive and defensive Rookie of the Year. 
Newton was the odds-on favorite for Offensive Rookie of the Year after being taken No. 1 overall. Miller was at +650, trailing only Patrick Peterson at +600 odds. It was the second year in a row that a quarterback went first overall and a defensive player went second and they both won the awards, as Sam Bradford and Ndamukong Suh did. 
This year looks much more promising. There isn't a one-two combination of offense and defense at the top this year. There's something much more interesting. 
 
Offensive Rookie of the Year
The top two picks in the draft are also the most favored for the award. Except this year, the No. 2 pick, Rober...

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