The Houston Texans announced safety Justin Reid is the team’s nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award.
The honor goes to a player who has contributed at a high level to community service activities off the field along with excellence on the gridiron.
Reid organized a drive-thru relief event for victims of Hurricane Ida, which hit his home state of Louisiana this summer. The drive-thru event was at NRG Stadium, and Houston residents along with Texans players showed up to help Reid raise over $10,000 and fill two 18-wheeled tractor trailers with non-perishable food, bottled water, toiletries and dog food for the devastated community. The efforts from the 2018 third-round pick netted him the NFLPA’s Week 1 Community MVP award.
The 24-year-old from Prairieville, Louisiana, also gives to Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Family Alliance, The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston and Kids’ Meals.
Reid will be awarded a Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year decal in recognition of his accomplishments.
J.J. Watt was the only Texans player to win the award in 2017, which he did due to his contributions raising money for Houston and along the gulf in Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.