Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen was a finalist for the NFL Man of the Year Award for the second consecutive year, but ran into some tough competition from a timely winner.
Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt, who raised $37 million in three weeks for Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts in Houston, won the award that recognizes community service and is named in honor of former Chicago Bears great Walter Payton.
The announcement came Saturday night at the NFL Honors program at the Northrop Auditorium at the University of Minnesota.
Olsen, who’s done extensive work for pediatric heart patients in Charlotte, also was a finalist last year when Larry Fitzgerald and Eli Manning shared the honor.