Every once in a while, the nice guy finishes first. Perhaps the only flaw in the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award is the fact that only one person can take it home. This year, much of the rest of the NFL world learned something that the Philadelphia Eagles and their fans have known for a while. Chris Long isn’t just one of the league’s best.
He’s also one of the best people that anyone could hope to meet or come into contact with, and one day before what might be the most boring Super Bowl in history, he was recognized as the Walter Payton Man of the Year.