NFL announces 32 nominees for 2024 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award

Winner to be announced at NFL Honors the Thursday before Super Bowl LIX

The NFL announced today the 32 nominees for the WALTER PAYTON NFL Man of the Year Award presented by Nationwide. The Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award is the league's most revered honor, recognizing players who excel on the field and demonstrate a steadfast commitment to creating a positive impact beyond the game.

“The Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award celebrates Walter’s enduring legacy of excellence on the field and compassion off it,” said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. “This award is the league’s most prestigious honor, and we are proud to recognize these 32 outstanding men for the positive impact they make in their communities every day.”

All 32 nominees will be recognized for their achievements during the week leading up to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans. The winner of the 2024 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award presented by Nationwide will be announced during NFL Honors, a primetime awards special to air nationally on FOX and the NFL Network on Thursday, Feb. 6.

This year’s nominees support myriad causes and initiatives off the field that are important to them and their communities, including empowering youth to lead healthy lifestyles, uplifting underserved communities and many other notable efforts. Each nominee will receive up to $55,000 and the award winner will receive up to a $265,000 donation to their charity of choice. All donations are made possible by the NFL Foundation and Nationwide Foundation.

For more information on the nominees and the award, please visit www.NFL.com/ManOfTheYear.

Below is a list of this year's nominees: 
 

TEAM	NOMINEE
Arizona Cardinals	Trey McBride
Atlanta Falcons	Grady Jarrett
Baltimore Ravens	Roquan Smith
Buffalo Bills	Dion Dawkins
Carolina Panthers	Adam Thielen
Chicago Bears	Andrew Billings
Cincinnati Bengals	Orlando Brown Jr.
Cleveland Browns	Denzel Ward
Dallas Cowboys	Zack Martin
Denver Broncos	Alex Singleton
Detroit Lions	Jared Goff
Green Bay Packers	Kenny Clark
Houston Texans	Jalen Pitre
Indianapolis Colts	Kenny Moore II
Jacksonville Jaguars	Arik Armstead
Kansas City Chiefs	Travis Kelce
Las Vegas Raiders	Maxx Crosby
Los Angeles Chargers	Cameron Dicker
Los Angeles Rams	Kyren Williams
Miami Dolphins	Alec Ingold
Minnesota Vikings	C.J. Ham
New England Patriots	Deatrich Wise Jr.
New Orleans Saints	Cameron Jordan
New York Giants	Darius Slayton
New York Jets	Solomon Thomas
Philadelphia Eagles	Brandon Graham
Pittsburgh Steelers	Larry Ogunjobi
San Francisco 49ers	Curtis Robinson
Seattle Seahawks	Uchenna Nwosu
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Mike Evans
Tennessee Titans	Jeffery Simmons
Washington Commanders	Bobby Wagner