Walter Payton Man of the Year Nominees

Team nominees for the prestigious Walter Payton Man of the Year award started trickling out across the league yesterday. At an event in Bloomington last night, Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Harrison Phillips was surprised with the news that he is the team’s nominee. It’s his third time as a nominee. The first two were as a member of the Buffalo Bills. Phillips headlines the list of 32 nominees for the 2023 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award

Walter Payton Man of the Year Nominees

Minneosta Vikings: Harrison Phillips

Arizona Cardinals: Jonathan Ledbetter

Atlanta Falcons: Bradley Pinion

Baltimore Ravens: Roquan Smith

Buffalo Bills: Dion Dawkins

Carolina Panthers: Bradley Bozeman

Chicago Bears: Justin Jones

Cincinnati Bengals: Ted Karras

Cleveland Browns: Anthony Walker Jr.

Dallas Cowboys: DeMarcus Lawrence

Denver Broncos: Garrett Bolles

Detroit Lions: Frank Ragnow

Green Bay Packers: DeVondre Campbell

Houston Texans: Jon Weeks

Indianapolis Colts: Zaire Franklin

Jacksonville Jaguars: Dawuane Smoot

Kansas City Chiefs: Patrick Mahomes

Las Vegas Raiders: Maxx Crosby

Los Angeles Chargers: Derwin James Jr.

Los Angeles Rams: Cooper Kupp

Miami Dolphins: Alec Ingold

New England Patriots: Jonathan Jones

New Orleans Saints: Tyrann Mathieu

New York Giants: Saquon Barkley

New York Jets: Solomon Thomas

Philadelphia Eagles: Lane Johnson

Pittsburgh Steelers: Cameron Hayward

San Francisco 49ers: Arik Armstead 

Seattle Seahawks: Bobby Wagner

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Antoine Winfield Jr.

Tennessee Titans: Jeffery Simmons

Washington Commanders: Terry McLaurin

One of the cool things about the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award is that all 32 of the nominees are deserving of taking home the statue of the Bears great running back. There are many more players on each team that are deserving of nomination. There’s no scarcity of NFL players doing great things in their communities. Congratulations to all 32 of the nominees. Especially Harrison Phillips.