While so many eyes were on the Super Bowl this past week, New Orleans played host to another incredibly meaningful event.

The event celebrates athletes for their greatest achievements, and one of the most anticipated awards of the evening is the Walter Payton NFL ... Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley ...

NFL executive VP of football operations Troy Vincent discusses the importance of the league's Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award and player community service ahead of Thursday's "NFL Honors" ...

It'll also commemorate greatness of the field. The Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award will be presented to the winner of the league's most prestigious humanitarian honor at NFL Honors.

The award was established in 1970 and was renamed in 1999 after the late Hall of Fame running back, Walter Payton. Each team nominates one player who has had a significant positive impact on his ...

but that also I was Walter Payton's son, and I wanted him to know what it meant to him to be nominated." Travis Kelce has always been instrumental in the community through his 87 and Running ...

Along with being arguably the greatest running back of all-time, Payton was known for his many charitable acts that included the Walter and Connie Payton Foundation, whose mission is "to take an ...