New Orleans Saints har nomineret running back Mark Ingram til Walter Payton Award.
The Man of the Year Award gives us the opportunity to acknowledge 32 exemplary players whose commitment to excellence extends on and off the field
– Roger Goodell
Drew Brees vandt prisen i 2006 (sammen med San Diego Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson), dette kan ses på hans jersey, hvor han har den bronzefarvede Walter Payton patch på jerseyen.
De få andre aktive spillere i ligaen der også har vundet prisen er Panthers Thomas Davis, Cardinals Larry Fitzgerald, Giants Eli Manning og Texans J.J. Watt.
Prisen blev første gang uddelt i 1970 til Johnny Unitas fra Baltimore Colts. Brees er den eneste fra New Orleans Saints der har vundet prisen.
Her er alle de 32 NFL holds kandidater.
| HOLD | SPILLER |
| Arizona Cardinals | Antoine Bethea |
| Atlanta Falcons | Grady Jarrett |
| Baltimore Ravens | Brandon Carr |
| Buffalo Bills | Lorenzo Alexander |
| Carolina Panthers | Julius Peppers |
| Chicago Bears | Trey Burton |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Carlos Dunlap |
| Cleveland Browns | Christian Kirksey |
| Dallas Cowboys | Dak Prescott |
| Denver Broncos | Von Miller |
| Detroit Lions | Matthew Stafford |
| Green Bay Packers | Kenny Clark |
| Houston Texans | Whitney Mercilus |
| Indianapolis Colts | Jabaal Sheard |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | Blake Bortles |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Dustin Colquitt |
| Los Angeles Chargers | Corey Liuget |
| Los Angeles Rams | Andrew Whitworth |
| Miami Dolphins | Kenny Stills |
| Minnesota Vikings | Kyle Rudolph |
| New England Patriots | Devin McCourty |
| New Orleans Saints | Mark Ingram |
| New York Giants | Michael Thomas |
| New York Jets | Kelvin Beachum |
| Oakland Raiders | Marshawn Lynch |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Chris Long |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Cameron Heyward |
| San Francisco 49ers | Robbie Gould |
| Seattle Seahawks | K.J. Wright |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Gerald McCoy |
| Tennessee Titans | Jurrell Casey |
| Washington Redskins | Vernon Davis |
Link til mere om prisen NFL.com/manoftheyear.
Vinderen offentliggøres ved NFL Honors lørdag den 2. februar 2019.
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