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Seahawks nominate Uchenna Nwosu for Walter Payton Man of the Year

Seahawks nominate Uchenna Nwosu for Walter Payton Man of the Year

The most prestigious honor in all of football is not the Most Valuable Player, or which All-Pro team one qualifies for. The best award a player can end the year with is the illustrious Walter Payton Man of the Year award, highlighting a player’s excellence on and off the field as an upstanding member of his community.

Nominees for all 32 teams in the league have been announced, including the Seattle Seahawks. Representing the Hawks, the 12th Man and the City of Seattle is none other than linebacker Uchenna Nwosu.

This is the second time Nwosu has been nominated for Man of the Year honors, the first being his second season in the league. Now, he once again is up for the biggest award in football. Nwosu founded the Uchenna Nwosu Foundation in 2023, and the impact is evident. Recently, Nwosu traveled to his father’s home village in Nigeria to restore electricity and rebuild roads. His donations also helped pay for an athletic trainer at his former high school.

To date, there have been only two Seahawks to win the Walter Payton Man of the Year award: Steve Largent in 1988 and Russell Wilson in 2020. Should Nwosu take home these honors, he will forever wear a Walter Payton silhouette patch on his jersey, no matter the team he plays for.

Nwosu has not been able to make much of an impact on the field this year due to unfortunate injuries, but that has clearly not prevented him from making an impact off it.

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Travis Kelce is on Walter Payton Man of the Year 2024 nominees full list of names

The nominees are here.

The Walter Payton Man of the Year is a terrific NFL award, handed out to the player who has done incredible work in the community in the past year, and that player gets to wear a patch on their uniforms for the rest of their careers.

What’s even better is one player per team is nominated, so you get 32 different examples of guys who have given their time and effort to help those around them.

On Thursday, the list of nominees dropped, which is listed below. We’ll hear the winner at the annual NFL Honors night in February before the Super Bowl, and Travis Kelce is on the list:

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Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith nominated for Walter Payton Man of the Year Award

The Baltimore Ravens have nominated All-Pro linebacker Roquan Smith for the 2024 Walter Payton Man of the Year award

Today, the NFL announced the 32 nominees for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, and the Baltimore Ravens’ selection for the second year in a row is All-Pro linebacker Roquan Smith.

The Walter Payton Man of the Year Award honors players who excel and are passionate about creating a lasting positive impact beyond the game.

New this year, the NFL, Nationwide and Omaha Productions are teaming up to air a one-hour special on ESPN highlighting the off-field efforts of several Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nominees. The broadcast special will air on ESPN on Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 6 p.m. ET and will feature interviews with several of this year’s nominees, including Maxx Crosby of the Las Vegas Raiders, Arik Armstead of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Solomon Thomas of the New York Jets and Bobby Wagner of the Washington Commanders.

All 32 nominees will be recognized for their achievements during the week leading up to Super Bowl LVIII. The Man of the Year winner will be announced during NFL Honors, a national prime-time awards special on CBS on Thursday, Feb. 6.

Eagles’ Brandon Graham nominated for Walter Payton Man of the Year Award

Brandon Graham is the Philadelphia Eagles 2024 nominee for Walter Payton Man of the Year Award

The Philadelphia Eagles have announced Brandon Graham as its 2024 nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award presented by Nationwide.

Considered one of the league’s most prestigious honors, the award recognizes an NFL player for outstanding community service activities and excellence on the field.

New this year, the NFL, Nationwide and Omaha Productions are teaming up to air a one-hour special on ESPN highlighting the off-field efforts of several Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nominees. The broadcast special will air on ESPN on Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 6 p.m. ET and will feature interviews with several of this year’s nominees, including Maxx Crosby of the Las Vegas Raiders, Arik Armstead of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Solomon Thomas of the New York Jets and Bobby Wagner of the Washington Commanders.

All 32 nominees will be recognized for their achievements during the week leading up to Super Bowl LVIII. The 2023 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year winner will be announced during NFL Honors, a primetime awards special to air nationally on CBS on Thursday, Feb. 6.

Seahawks nominate Bobby Wagner for Walter Payton Man of the Year again

For the second time, Wagner is getting nominated by the team for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. 

Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner is more than just an all-time great defender. He’s an A+ human being and one of the classiest players who’s ever put in a Seahawks uniform. For the second time, Wagner is getting nominated by the team for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.

Wagner has a lot of balls in the air off the field, including charities to help prevent strokes, promote HBCU schools and pay off school lunch debts, per the team website.

“Sometimes I just see stuff, like I heard about somebody not being able to afford school lunch, and I found out that if you can’t pay that balance off in elementary school, it follows you into middle school,” he said. “I didn’t know that. I wouldn’t have known that unless I got put in that situation, so you try to help that. It’s just being around a lot of people who are doing a lot of amazing things, and seeing if I can either be a part of it or try to do my part to make a positive change.”

On the field Wagner is having another spectacular season, reaching over 100 tackles for the tenth-straight year. Assuming he gets another Pro Bowl nod it’ll be his ninth nomination. Making the All-Pro team this year would represent his seventh time earning that honor.

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Ravens LB Roquan Smith nominated for Walter Payton Man of the Year Award

The Baltimore Ravens have nominated All-Pro linebacker Roquan Smith for the 2023 Walter Payton Man of the Year award

The NFL today announced the 32 nominees for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, and the Baltimore Ravens’ selection is All-Pro linebacker Roquan Smith.

The Walter Payton Man of the Year Award honors players who excel on the field and demonstrate a passion for creating a lasting positive impact beyond the game.

 

All 32 nominees will be recognized for their achievements during the week leading up to Super Bowl LVIII. The Man of the Year winner will be announced during NFL Honors, a prime-time awards special to air nationally on CBS on Thursday, Feb. 8.

Eagles’ OL Lane Johnson nominated for Walter Payton Man of the Year Award

Lane Johnson is Eagles nominee for Walter Payton Man of the Year Award

The Philadelphia Eagles have announced Lane Johnson as its 2023 nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award presented by Nationwide.

Considered one of the league’s most prestigious honors, the award recognizes an NFL player for outstanding community service activities and excellence on the field.

“I’m incredibly honored to be named the Eagles’ Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year alongside an inspiring group of men who are making a difference in their communities,” said Johnson. “I’ve been fortunate to spend my entire career playing for an organization and city that has embraced me at my best, but more importantly, supported me and helped me through some of my darkest moments. Playing this game has always been a passion of mine, but being able to share my mental health journey through the platform football has given me has been a rewarding experience. I’m grateful to have had a strong support system, and my hope is to support others who are suffering in silence by opening doors for them to feel comfortable enough sharing their stories.”

All 32 nominees will be recognized for their achievements during the week leading up to Super Bowl LVIII. The 2023 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year winner will be announced during NFL Honors, a primetime awards special to air nationally on CBS on Thursday, Feb. 8.

Taysom Hill joined rare company with his do-it-all performance vs. Colts

Taysom Hill joined rare company with his do-it-all performance against the Colts. The Saints’ Swiss army knife is closing in on NFL history:

Taysom Hill joined rare company with his do-it-all performance against the Indianapolis Colts. The Saints’ Swiss army knife is closing in on NFL history — he’s one of a select few players who have gained 40-plus yards as a passer and runner with 10 or more receiving yards in multiple games.

There have been 78 such performances in NFL history, and a decent-sized crowd has done it once or twice. But Hill is one of five players who have done it three times, along with Cam Newton, George Taliafe, Ray Evans, and Tom Tracy. And that isn’t the mountaintop.

Two legendary pros have done so four times: Pro Football Hall of Famer Walter Payton and Louisiana legend John David Crow. Hill is one more game away from tying them, and two from making the record his own.

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The best player ever for all 32 NFL teams

Who’s the GOAT for every team?

Some NFL players are so much more than the basic sum of their parts.

They are not mere cogs in The Machine, doing their job, punching in and out while carrying a lunch pail. They are the genuine difference-makers, the tone-setters, the memorable faces of the franchise, and the people who inherently make the uniforms they wear iconic by default.

No matter how long an NFL team has actually been around, they’ve had at least one great player. It’d be impossible not to. Everyone has had that one superstar who was a bright magnet of charisma and someone who never shied away from the spotlight — either from the opposing team or fans. Everyone has had that player who made folks fall in love with their team.

The following list takes a look at the finest player in franchise history for all 32 NFL teams. It takes into account individual accomplishments, peer comparisons, influence on their team and city, and how well their skills translated to the tests of time. If you’re even a casual pro football observer, you will undoubtedly guess some of the more obvious selections, while others had more of a back-and-forth.

Let’s break it down.

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