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'I Won the NFL MVP Award - But Now I Work For Five Guys'
'I Won the NFL MVP Award - But Now I Work For Five Guys'

Nov 4, 2026, 11:10 AM GMT

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There are some rooms in sports which can only be filled by some of the most historic names, from Tom Brady, to Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, and more. There are only 69 people who can ever enter the room filled with NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP) winners.

The award has been handed over to some of the greatest to ever grace an NFL field, players that have led their teams to historic seasons as they go on to claim the illustrious Vince Lombardi Trophy and etch their name into history even more.

Winners of the award are often never forgotten, with the most iconic names such as Brady and Manning still spending time around the footballing world years after their career has come to an end.

But for some, life after football isn't always about sport. For one specific former winner of the prestigious award, his life has been about burgers and fries at Five Guys.

From NFL MVP to Five Guys

NFL logo
Carlo Allegri via Reuters

NFL MVPs are often never forgotten. But they are not always remembered, something which certainly hits home for the 1982 NFL MVP who helped his team to an NFL Championship.

When you think of the NFL's MVP award, it is often quarterbacks who come to mind, sometimes the occasional running back such as Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings or LaDainian Tomlinson of the San Diego Chargers, but it is mostly quarterbacks.

However, in 1982, history was made, and that history will likely never be repeated.

Mark Moseley represented the Washington Redskins in 1982 and delivered the most historic season ever from a kicker, which eventually resulted in him receiving the MVP award.

During the season, Moseley was 20 for 21 on field goals and 16 for 19 on extra points, which totalled 76 points across just nine games, resulting in his second Pro Bowl selection.

Mark Moseley
Herb Weitman via Reuters

The season in which he claimed the award wasn't any regular season, however. The season was halted for 57 days due to strikes, which resulted in a one-off, 16-team playoff tournament that saw the Redskins reach the Super Bowl.

The kicker received the NFL's most prestigious individual award just before he competed in the biggest game of his career up until that point, and for that reason, he just didn't care.

"Just us winning a Super Bowl, I've always been a team player," Moseley said while reflecting on the importance of his championship win compared to his MVP award.

Moseley played his part in the Redskins' 27-17 Super Bowl XVII win over the Miami Dolphins as he kicked two field goals and three extra points on the way to taking home the trophy.

Despite becoming the first and only NFL kicker to have his name on the MVP trophy, Moseley said that kicking wasn't always his main focus in football.

Mark Moseley
Herb Weitman via Reuters

"I came up playing football, doing it all. In high school and college, I played both offense and defence and kicking, which is something I could always do well," Moseley said.

"It wasn't until I was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles that I decided, 'Well, maybe I should start concentrating on kicking.' So it was kind of a shock, but it was something that I was proud that I had been able to accomplish."

Mark Moseley was selected 346th overall in the 14th round of the 1970 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. His NFL career from that point was not smooth sailing as, after just two years, he found himself out of the league and installing septic systems.

He returned to the NFL in 1974 after the Washington Redskins decided to take a chance on a free agent kicker, something that should have changed his life after the success he found there.

Unfortunately for Mark Moseley, his NFL MVP award did not change his life. There was no ceremony, no trophy, no recognition, it was all just word of mouth after one phone call and a few newspaper articles.

"I don't even have a trophy or a letter from the NFL or anyone else, other than I was on the front page of The Washington Post," Moseley explained to CNN Sport.

Many NFL fans remain unaware of Moseley's achievements and, according to the former kicker, the newspaper articles are all he has to prove that there was a day that he was named the winner of the league's most prestigious award.

"I guess my MVP award was one that you just had to be there to appreciate," Moseley said.

Despite the lack of recognition, Moseley's achievement will most likely never be repeated, something he himself believes. He said: "To be honest with you, I don't think that it will happen again. However, the kickers today are doing a phenomenal job out there.

"But I don't know that a kicker will ever have that opportunity again."

Mark Moseley finished his kicking career after 16 seasons in the NFL, finishing 300 for 457 on field goals and 482 for 512 on extra points. He retired with two Pro Bowl selections and as the all-time leading scorer of the Washington Redskins (now Commanders) with 1,206 points, a record that still stands today.

Working For Five Guys

The legendary kicker's NFL career was not the end of his working life, similarly to other former league MVP's. However, the difference is that some more notable names have gone into football punditry or analyst roles. Moseley spent decades working for a fast food chain.

After his historic football career came to an end, Moseley became the director of franchise sales for Five Guys Enterprises, a fast food chain that was established in 1986, the year Moseley enjoyed his final playing season.

During his time with the company, which, despite reports saying is over, Moseley helped them from just four stores to becoming one of the world's most recognisable fast food chains.

The former MVP lives a quiet life. However, updates about his career are available to see on LinkedIn as he shares his pride about what Five Guys has become, which has an estimated 1,900 stores worldwide.

On his profile, his bio reads: "Retired NFL Vet who dove head first into business after playing career. After owning a successful travel agency during my career, and after I got into franchising, where I became the director of franchise sales for Five Guys.

"Helping them become one of the fastest growing franchises of all time. I couldn't be more proud of what Five Guys has become over the last 25 years and honoured to be part of it."

So while Tom Brady commentates on and analyses young players who aspire to be just like him, former NFL MVP Mark Moseley is still working for one of the fast-growing fast-food chains in the world, living a peaceful life in the Washington DC-Baltimore area.

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