The event celebrates athletes for their greatest achievements, and one of the most anticipated awards of the evening is the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award. According to USA Today ...

Jeff Thorne, who named Payton after Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton, took two years off to be able to watch his son play at Auburn and now works in sales for GoRout.

The NFL's annual Walter Payton Man of the Year Award is the league's representation of this sentiment. It recognizes a player for excellence on and off the football field. On Thursday, the league ...

Growing up, football was always a way of life, but so too was service ... "And he's doing that with the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, and our family is honored. I got a chance to talk ...

On Thursday, the NFL announced each team's Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee ... American Cancer Society, youth football camps, and much more. Ham and his wife also have the Ham Family ...

Walter Payton Man of the Year is the most prestigious League award ... Each year, all 32 teams nominate a player who they believe possesses these values. At the National Football League Honors event ...

It'll also commemorate greatness of the field. The Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award will be presented to the winner of the league's most prestigious humanitarian honor at NFL Honors.

The NFL unveiled its 32 nominees for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award on Thursday. This is considered to be the league's highest honor, recognizing players who have created a positive ...