While NFL Honors is mostly about celebrating the league's top stars, the crowd at this year's event saved some of its biggest applause for the heroes who too often go unrecognized.
The medical and athletic training staff of the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals and some of the staff from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center that saved Bills safety Damar Hamlin life were recognized on stage Thursday night at Symphony Hall in Phoenix.
Hamlin then joined them on stage and received an ovation of his own.
"Every day I am amazed that my experiences could encourage so many others across the country and even across the world," Hamlin said.