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.

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,

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.

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

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.

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Arik Armstead, whose Armstead Academic Project supports early childhood education, was selected as the Walter Payton Man of the Year on Thursday night.

Jaguars defensive lineman Arik Armstead has won the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award. The award is given out annually to recognize an NFL player for his excellence on and off the field. The award was established in 1970 and was renamed in 1999 after the late Hall of Fame running back,