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

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.

Jacksonville Jaguars DL and former Oregon Duck Arik Armstead was named the Walter Payton Man of the Year at the NFL Honors award event Thursday night.