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.

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Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Arik Armstead was named the Walter Payton Man of the Year at the NFL Honors on Thursday. The award is given annually to

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

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

Former Oregon Ducks defensive lineman Arik Armstead has won the Walter Payton Man of the Year award following his first season with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Armstead becomes the first Oregon Duck to win the prestigious award,

Jaguars DE Arik Armstead is the 2024 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year presented by @Nationwide! #WPMOY #NFLHonors @arikarmstead @Jaguars pic.twitter.com/O83L76668R

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.