The Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award presented by Nationwide

The award honors players who have not only exhibited excellence on-the-field but whose passion to impact lives extends beyond the game. Malcolm Jenkins is the Philadelphia Eagles’ Walter Payton, Man of the Year Award nominee for the 2019 season. “Winning the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award for me would be a huge honor and a way to acknowledge the work of everyone else who has allowed The Malcolm Jenkins Foundation to be what it is, and that’s every volunteer, every person that we’ve been able to engage within the community, every partner, every sponsor, my wonderful board, who has been with us from the beginning, allowing us to operate in four different states.” - Malcolm Jenkins

This season’s Walter Payton Man of the Year Award winner will be announced during NFL Honors on February 1, the night before Super Bowl LIV.

NFL Honors

NFL Honors, which debuted in Indianapolis in 2012, is the National Football League’s annual awards show recognizing the NFL’s best players, performances, and plays from the current season. The two-hour primetime awards specific will air nationally on February 1, the eve of Super Bowl LIV, at 8 PM ET on FOX. NFL Honors will be taped earlier that evening at the Adrienne Arsht Center in downtown Miami from 4:30PM - 6:30PM ET. The 2020 Pro Football Hall of Fame class will be introduced for the first time and the NFL and The Associated Press will announce their annual accolades at this awards show with the winners on-hand to accept their awards.