. "UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year"@en . . "From 1970 \u2014 following the AFL-NFL merger \u2014 until 1996, UPI then gave two annual Player of the Year awards in American football. One was given in the National Football Conference (NFC) of the new NFL. The other award was given in the American Football Conference (AFC) of the new NFL."@en . . "From 1970 \u2014 following the AFL-NFL merger \u2014 until 1996, UPI then gave two annual Player of the Year awards in American football. One was given in the National Football Conference (NFC) of the new NFL. The other award was given in the American Football Conference (AFC) of the new NFL."@en . . . .