Washington Redskins Sr. Vice President of Communications Tony Wylie, an alumnus of Texas Southern University, presented Warren with the award on Saturday in the George Bush Ballroom of Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center on the eve of Super Bowl LI.
Warren was promoted to Vikings COO in February 2015 and is the highest ranking African American on the business side of an NFL team. The 2017 season will be Warren’s 19th in the NFL and 13th with the Vikings. It also will culminate with Minnesota and U.S. Bank Stadium hosting Super Bowl LII on year from today.