The NFL on Thursday announced the 32 nominees for the Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award.
The award was created in 2014 and honors the late founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Pro Football Hall of Famer Art Rooney, Sr.
The award is presented each year to 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.
The entire list of nominees:
2020 Art Rooney Sportsmanship Nominees
| Team | Player |
|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | S Budda Baker |
| Atlanta Falcons | C Alex Mack |
| Baltimore Ravens | DE Calais Campbell |
| Buffalo Bills | CB Tre’Davious White |
| Carolina Panthers | QB Teddy Bridgewater |
| Chicago Bears | LB Khalil Mack |
| Cincinnati Bengals | LB Josh Bynes |
| Cleveland Browns | RB Nick Chubb |
| Dallas Cowboys | RB Ezekiel Elliott |
| Denver Broncos | CB Bryce Callahan |
| Detroit Lions | C Frank Ragnow |
| Green Bay Packers | QB Aaron Rodgers |
| Houston Texans | DT Brandon Dunn |
| Indianapolis Colts | DE Justin Houston |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | DE Josh Allen |
| Kansas City Chiefs | QB Patrick Mahomes |
| Las Vegas Raiders | QB Derek Carr |
| Los Angeles Chargers | DE Joey Bosa |
| Los Angeles Rams | S John Johnson |
| Miami Dolphins | LB Kyle Van Noy |
| Minnesota Vikings | TE Kyle Rudolph |
| New England Patriots | WR Matthew Slater |
| New Orleans Saints | T Ryan Ramczyk |
| New York Giants | DB Logan Ryan |
| New York Jets | DL Folorunso Fatukasi |
| Philadelphia Eagles | C Jason Kelce |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | DT Cameron Heyward |
| San Francisco 49ers | FB Kyle Juszczyk |
| Seattle Seahawks | LB K.J. Wright |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | LB Lavonte David |
| Tennessee Titans | QB Ryan Tannehill |
| Washington Football Team | WR Terry McLaurin |
The winner is determined by a vote of current NFL players. From the eight finalists, each team’s players will submit a consensus vote of their choice for the winner. The winner will be announced as part of NFL Honors. He will receive a $25,000 donation from the NFL Foundation to a charity of his choice.