The Los Angeles Chargers selected linebacker Uchenna Nwosu as their nominee for the NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.
The Walter Payton Man of the Year Award recognizes an NFL player for community service and other off the field areas, as well as performance on the field.
“It means a lot to be the nominee this year. This award’s very prestigious (and) very hard to win. There’s only one nominee on every team, and I’m sure a lot of these guys in this locker room do a lot of things in the community. For me to be chosen and recognized, it’s an honor,” Nwosu said.
Nwosu has been involved in a handful of team events like Bikes for Kids, the annual food distribution event with Tyson, Play 60 camps and visited high school players at the Chargers’ Coach of the Week.
Along with that, Nwosu has honored the Children’s Diabetes Foundation on his cleats during the league’s “My Cause, My Cleats” campaign.
As a nominee, Nwosu will wear a Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year helmet decal through the end of the season in recognition of his accomplishments on and off the field.
The 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year will be announced during NFL Honors, on Feb. 1, the day before Super Bowl LIV on FOX.
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