Robert Quinn leads race for Defensive Player of the Year Posted Nov 26, 2013 The last time a member of the St. Louis Rams won the Defensive Player of the Year award was ... never. No member of the Los Angeles Rams won it either, since the AP starting giving it out in 1971. This could be the year that changes if defensive end Robert Quinn keeps pounding away at quarterbacks at his current clip. (Turf Show Times)