2021 NFL MVP WATCH AARON RODGERS STILL AHEAD OF TOM BRADY WITH JONATHAN TAYLOR COOPER KUPP CLOSE BEHIND

We're through the first 16 weeks of the 2021 NFL season, which means it's once again time for our weekly check-in on the MVP race. We have been and will continue to use this space over the final few weeks of the regular season to take the temperature of our rotating panel of experts, trying to get a feel for who is in the lead, who is in contention

took a back seat to as the starting quarterback of the last year, toiling the bench as the No. 2 quarterback. For a player who has started 80 games in his career, standing on the sidelines is a hard pill to swallow.Winston wants the opportunity to start again, which isn't coming with the Saints."However, my goal is to be, and my desire is to be, a