THE INAUGURAL “NFL HONORS” -RED CARPET - Ingles

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 – 4:30 PM – MURAT THEATRE, INDIANAPOLIS

FIRST-EVER 2-HOUR PRIMETIME AWARDS SHOW ON NBC SALUTES TOP PLAYERS & PERFORMANCES FROM 2011 SEASON

WHAT: The night before the two top teams kick off Super Bowl XLVI, the National Football League will salute its best players and plays from the 2011 season with a star-studded football and entertainment event - “NFL Honors” - a two-hour primetime awards special to air nationally on February 4, 9-11 p.m. (ET) on NBC. “NFL Honors” will tape from 6 – 8 p.m. that evening. The Red Carpet preceding the taping will feature many of the stars that will be celebrating the best of the NFL later that evening.

WHERE: Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St., Indianapolis, IN

WHEN: Saturday, February 4
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Please be positioned on the Red Carpet by 4:00 pm

Note: The Red Carpet will be positioned outside the Murat Theatre in a heated tent. However, please come prepared for the cold as you may have to walk outside or stand outside at points.

PLAYERS, COACHES, OWNERS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR INCLUDE:

ERIC BERRY, Kansas City Chiefs
LeGARRETTE BLOUNT, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NaVORRO BOWMAN, San Francisco 49ers
DREW BREES, New Orleans Saints
ANTONIO BROWN, Pittsburgh Steelers
RANDALL COBB, Green Bay Packers
JOSH CRIBBS, Cleveland Browns
ANDY DALTON, Cincinnati Bengals
VERNON DAVIS, San Francisco 49ers
D’BRICKASHAW FERGUSON, New York Jets
LARRY FITZGERALD, Arizona Cardinals
RYAN FITZPATRICK, Buffalo Bills
MATT FORTE, Chicago Bears
ARIAN FOSTER, Houston Texans
ANTONIO GATES, San Diego Chargers
TONY GONZALEZ, Atlanta Falcons
A.J. GREEN, Cincinnati Bengals
MATT HASSELBECK, Tennessee Titans
DEVIN HESTER, Chicago Bears
DeSEAN JACKSON, Philadelphia Eagles
D’QWELL JACKSON, Cleveland Browns
STEVEN JACKSON, St. Louis Rams
STEVIE JOHNSON, Buffalo Bills
MAURICE JONES-DREW, Jacksonville Jaguars
RYAN KERRIGAN, Washington Redskins
RAY LEWIS, Baltimore Ravens
CHRIS LONG, St. Louis Rams
MARSHAWN LYNCH, Seattle Seahawks
PEYTON MANNING, Indianapolis Colts
BRANDON MARSHALL, Miami Dolphins
LeSEAN McCOY, Philadelphia Eagles
VON MILLER, Denver Broncos
DeMARCO MURRAY, Dallas Cowboys
CAM NEWTON, Carolina Panthers
PATRICK PETERSON, Arizona Cardinals
CHRISTIAN PONDER, Minnesota Vikings
RAY RICE, Baltimore Ravens
AARON RODGERS, Green Bay Packers
JEFF SATURDAY, Indianapolis Colts
JEROME SIMPSON, Cincinnati Bengals
ALDON SMITH, San Francisco 49ers
ALEX SMITH, San Francisco 49ers
MATTHEW STAFFORD, Detroit Lions
TERRELL SUGGS, Baltimore Ravens
TIM TEBOW, Denver Broncos
DeMARCUS WARE, Dallas Cowboys
REGGIE WAYNE, Indianapolis Colts
PATRICK WILLIS, San Francisco 49ers
JASON WITTEN, Dallas Cowboys

CONNIE, JARRETT & BRITTNEY PAYTON

BUD ADAMS
TROY AIKMAN
BRIAN BILLICK
BOOMER ESIASON
MARSHALL FAULK
MICHAEL IRVIN
JIM KELLY
ARCHIE MANNING
STEVE MARIUCCI
GEORGE MARTIN
MIKE MAYOCK
JOE MONTANA
ANTHONY MUNOZ
SEAN PAYTON
ANDRE REED
JERRY RICE
REX RYAN
BARRY SANDERS
DEION SANDERS
WARREN SAPP
SHANNON SHARPE
DON SHULA
PHIL SIMMS
KURT WARNER
STEVE YOUNG

The NFL and The Associated Press will announce their annual accolades in an awards show format for the first time. The full list of awards that will be presented later that evening will be:

Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year
AP Most Valuable Player
AP Coach of the Year presented by XFINITY, only from Comcast
AP Comeback Player of the Year presented by Van Heusen
AP Offensive Player of the Year presented by Castrol
AP Defensive Player of the Year
AP Offensive Rookie of the Year presented by Pepsi Max
AP Defensive Rookie of the Year presented by Pepsi Max
Pepsi Rookie of the Year
GMC Never Say Never Moment of the Year
NFL .com Fantasy Player of the Year presented by Papa John’s
Play of the Year presented by Bridgestone
Madden Most Valuable Protectors Award presented by Prilosec OTC
Salute To Service Award Presented by USAA
Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year Award