2019 Walter Payton Man Of The Year Nominees

The Walter Payton Man of the Year Award recognizes a player who has shown exceptional character and work on the field and off. It is one of the most prestigious awards that the NFL gives a player. It is also the one award that can't be debated as every player nominated is fully deserving. There are loads of players that aren't even nominated that are deserving. At a time when players doing something stupid gets most of the media's attention it's easy to forget that the vast majority of NFL players are doing great things to make their communities and the world a little better.

Baltimore Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas was the first NFL Man of the Year in 1970. Walter Payton earned the award in 1977. The award was named in Payton's honor in 1999. Cris Carter earned the honor that year. There are currently six active players that have been named the Walter Payton Man of the Year -- Drew Brees, Jason Witten, Thomas Davis, Larry Fitzgerald, Eli Manning and J.J. Watt.

Last week, the NFL announced the 32 nominees, one from each team, for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award

The 2019 Walter Payton Man of the Year Nominees:

Arizona Cardinals RB David Johnson

Atlanta Falcons DB Ricardo Allen

Baltimore Ravens DB Brandon Carr

Buffalo Bills LB Lorenzo Alexander

Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton

Chicago Bears WR Allen Robinson II

Cincinnati Bengals RB Giovani Bernard

Cleveland Browns WR Jarvis Landry

Dallas Cowboys OL Travis Frederick

Denver Broncos DB Justin Simmons

Detroit Lions LB Devon Kennard

Green Bay Packers LB Blake Martinez

Houston Texans DL D.J. Reader

Indianapolis Colts DB Pierre Desir

Jacksonville Jaguars DL Calais Campbell

Kansas City Chiefs P Dustin Colquitt

Los Angeles Chargers LB Uchenna Nwosu

Los Angeles Rams OL Andrew Whitworth

Miami Dolphins DT Davon Godchaux

Minnesota Vikings TE Kyle Rudolph

New England Patriots DL Kyle Van Noy

New Orleans Saints OL Terron Armstead

New York Giants OL Nate Solder

New York Jets OL Jonotthan Harrison

Oakland Raiders LB Tahir Whitehead

Philadelphia Eagles DB Malcolm Jenkins

Pittsburgh Steelers OL Maurkice Pouncey

San Francisco 49ers DB Richard Sherman

Seattle Seahawks LB Bobby Wagner

Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Mike Evans

Tennessee Titans OL Ben Jones

Washington Redskins LS Nick Sundberg

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Congratulations to all of the nominees and thank you for all that you do.