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Giants name WR Darius Slayton their 2024 Walter Payton Man of The Year nominee

The New York Giants have named veteran wide receiver Darius Slayton their nominee for the 2024 Walter Payton Man of The Year award.

The announcement, Slayton said, came as a surprise during a team meeting earlier this week.

He said, "I was thinking Dabs (coach Brian Daboll) was about to show an inspirational video,

"I expected it to be a team highlight," Slayton said. "Then he put on the video, and it was a couple of highlights of me. I was like, 'Oh wait, this is just me.' I didn't know what it was.