The New Orleans Saints have nominated veteran safety Roman Harper as a Walter Payton Man of the Year.
This was commonly referred to as the NFL Man of the Year Award prior to 1999, but the unexpected passing of the great Walter Payton sparked the name change to honor his legacy. Each NFL team has a representative selected as a nominee. A panel of judges that consists of commissioner Roger Goodell, Connie Payton (widow of Walter Payton), last season’s winner (Anquan Boldin), and a host of former players all select the winner.
Three finalists will be announced in January 2017.