Out of 32 nominees, one NFL player was awarded the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. Learn which football star took home the award in 2025 ahead of Super Bowl LIX.

The NFL will celebrate greatness on and off the field and announce the winner of the Walton Payton Man of the Year Award.

For the second time, a Jacksonville Jaguars player has won Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, an award that annually recognizes an NFL player for outstanding community service activities off the field, as well as excellence on the field.

Sacramento-area native and Jaguars defensive lineman Arik Armstead has won the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award for the 2024 NFL season.

Let’s define success by a new metric, not by the things that we acquire, but by the people we positively impact.”

Jacksonville Jaguars defensive lineman Arik Armstead took home a huge honor on Thursday night, winning the Walter Payton Man of the Year award.

Denver Broncos inside linebacker and Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nominee Alex Singleton joined team reporter Elisa Hernandez in New Orleans ahead of NFL Honors to discuss what it means to be honored for his work in the community.

Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Arik Armstead was selected the Walter Payton Man of the Year. His Armstead Academic Project supports early childhood education.

One Jacksonville Jaguars player received one of the best honors any player can receive. Jaguars star defensive end Arik Armstead won the honor of being the 2024

The Walter Payton Man of the Year Award is considered the most prestigious honor in the NFL. The 2025 winner is Arik Armstead of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Jaguars DE Arik Armstead is the 2024 Walter P

Armstead, who openly discusses how his difficulty reading as a child made him self-conscious, routinely visits schools and reads to children as part of his mission to ensure young students of all socio-economic backgrounds have access to adequate educational resources.