All other 31 nominees will receive a donation of $50,000 in their name to expand Character Playbook and an additional donation of up to $50,000 to their charity of choice. An additional donation of $250,000 will be donated to the charity of his choice. $250,000 will be donated in his name to expand Character Playbook, the NFL and United Way's digital character education program. NFL Honors will be at Fox Theatre in Atlanta.įive hundred thousand dollars will be donated in the name of the 2018 winner.
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The 2018 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year will be announced during NFL Honors, a two-hour primetime awards special to air nationally on February 2, the eve of Super Bowl LIII, on CBS. First established in 1970, the national award was renamed in 1999 after the late Hall of Fame Chicago Bears running back Walter Payton.Īll 32 team winners will be highlighted as finalists and recognized for their important work during the weekend leading up to Super Bowl LIII. The Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award presented by Nationwide recognizes an NFL player for outstanding community service activities off the field, as well as excellence on the field.
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Alexander (Buffalo Bills) and Lynch (Oakland Raiders) earned their nominations by being named their own team's Man of the Year. BERKELEY – Former Cal football players and Oakland natives Marshawn Lynch and Lorenzo Alexander were announced Thursday as two of the 32 nominees for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year presented by Nationwide.