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Eli Manning a finalist for Walter Payton Man of the Year Award

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning has been named a Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award finalist for the second consecutive year.

The league announced on Sunday that Manning, Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals and Greg Olson of the Carolina Panthers are this year’s finalists. Each team nominates one player who has had a positive influence on their community. This is the seventh time Manning has been nominated by the Giants.

The winner will be announced in Houston at NFL Honors, a two-hour primetime awards special airing nationally on Feb.