Running back Aaron Jones is the Green Bay Packers’ nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award for the 2021 season.
The annual award represents “the NFL’s commitment to philanthropy and community impact” and serves to recognize “an NFL player for outstanding community service activities off the field, as well as excellence on the field,” per the league’s press release.
Jones told Packers.com that the nomination “means everything” to him. The Pro Bowl running back lost his father in April but has remained committed to giving back and helping in the community, both around Green Bay and in his hometown of El Paso.