The super bowl MVP MUST play in the super bowl for them to be the Super Bowl MVP
Eli Manning was awarded the Super Bowl MVP in the 2008 Super Bowl, Super Bowl 42.
Aaron Rangers was the MVP of the Super Bowl
Drew Brees was the 2010 Super Bowl MVP (Super Bowl XLIV).Drew Brees was the MVP of Superbowl 44.
As of Super Bowl XLII, Phil Simms was MVP of Super Bowl XXI and Ottis Anderson was MVP of Super Bowl XXV.
The Super Bowl XLIII MVP was Santonio Holmes of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Eli Manning was named the MVP of Super Bowl XLII.
Santonio Holmes was named the MVP for Super Bowl 43.
Eli Manning was named MVP of Super Bowl XLVI.
The 10 most recent Super Bowl MVP's are: Super Bowl XXXIV MVP: Kurt Warner, QB, St. Louis Super Bowl XXXV MVP: Ray Lewis, LB Baltimore Super Bowl XXXVI MVP: Tom Brady, QB, New England Super Bowl XXXVII MVP: Dexter Jackson, FS, Tampa Bay Super Bowl XXXVIII MVP: Tom Brady, QB, New England Super Bowl XXXIX MVP: Deion Branch, WR, New England Super Bowl XL MVP: Hines Ward, WR, Pittsburgh Super Bowl XLI MVP: Peyton Manning, QB, Indianapolis Super Bowl XLII MVP: Eli Manning, qb, NY Giants Super Bowl XLIII MVP: Santonio Holmes, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
(see related link for all Super Bowl MVP winners)
Whoever wins superbowl mvp wins $5,000.