Will Anderson Jr. continues to rack up the accolades for Houston Texans in a breakout second season at NRG Stadium.
Anderson was nominated as Texans’ representative for the 2024 Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award on Friday.
The nominees for all 32 teams were announced earlier this week by the NFL:
Here are the 32 nominees for the 2024 Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award pic.twitter.com/sHPA93Fx4F
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The award represents “an NFL player who best demonstrates the qualities of on-field sportsmanship, including fair play, respect for the game and opponents, and integrity in competition,” according to the league’s website.
The award will be ” determined by a vote of current NFL players,” and the winner will “receive a $25,000 donation from the NFL Foundation to a charity of his choice.”
Anderson remains one of the league’s top pass rushers as his second season comes to a close. While sharing the spotlight with four-time Pro Bowl defensive end Danielle Hunter, the former No. 3 overall pick ranks in the top 10 among all defenders in sacks (9.5), tackles for loss (12.5) and QB hits (31).
The winner is announced during the end of season “NFL Honors” Award show before the Super Bowl.
The Texans travel to EverBank Stadium to take on the Jacksonville Jaguars this Sunday at noon CT.