Finalists named for Walter Payton Man of the Year Award
Houston Texans’ J.J. Watt, Carolina Panthers’ Greg Olsen, and Baltimore Ravens’ Benjamin Watson were named finalists for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award on Sunday.
Congratulations to @JJWatt, @gregolsen88 & @BenjaminSWatson on being the 3 finalist for the @walterpayton Man Of The Year Award. See you guys at #SBLII! #WPMOY #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/Q7AuIORfPs
— Jarrett Payton (@paytonsun) January 21, 2018
Olsen and Watt took to Twitter to express their gratitude for being named a finalist.
In honor of being 1 of 3 finalists for Man of the Year, we are launching the “Man of the Year Match”. Today thrU Feb 4th, my wife and I will MATCH the first $100,000 raised to support the families @LevineChildrens thru our HEARTest Yard program! Visit https://t.co/ZzrtugHHyi now pic.twitter.com/9073QeD325
— Greg Olsen (@gregolsen88) January 21, 2018
Humbled & honored to even be mentioned in the same breath as Walter Payton. Also happy to share the nomination with @BenjaminSWatson and @gregolsen88 who are both extremely deserving. This is so much bigger than just one man. It’s about the good in all of humanity.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) January 21, 2018
In this year’s finalists, there are Georgia ties. Ravens tight end Benjamin Watson attended the University of Georgia before being drafted in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft.
The winner will be announced during NFL Honors, a special to air on Feb. 3 at 9 p.m. on NBC.
