Every year since 2014, the NFL has awarded a player with the Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award, an honor that is presented each year to an NFL player who best demonstrates the qualities of on-field sportsmanship, including fair play, respect for the game and opponents and integrity in competition.
It begins with each of the 32 teams nominating a player. Those players were announced this week.
Eight finalists will be selected from the 32 in December.
The winner of the Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award is determined by a vote of current NFL players. From the eight finalists, each team’s players will submit a consensus vote of their choice for the winner. As in Pro Bowl voting, a team cannot vote for its own player.
The winner will be announced as part of NFL Honors. He will receive a $25,000 donation from the NFL Foundation to a charity of his choice.
Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals was the first winner in 2014. Last year’s winner was Calais Campbell.
Below are the 32 nominees for this year.
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Arizona Cardinals: Budda Baker
Atlanta Falcons: Jake Matthews
Baltimore Ravens: Kevin Zeitler
Buffalo Bills: Mitch Morse
Carolina Panthers: Adam Thielen
Chicago Bears: T.J. Edwards
Cincinnati Bengals: Tyler Boyd
Cleveland Browns: Joel Bitonio
Dallad Cowboys: Dak Prescott
Denver Broncos: Lloyd Cushenberry III
Detroit Lions: Taylor Decker
Green Bay Packers: Aaron Jones
Houston Texans: Robert Woods
Indianapolis Colts: DeForest Buckner
Jacksonville Jaguars: Christian Kirk
Kansas City Chiefs: Nick Bolton
Las Vegas Raiders: Maxx Crosby
Los Angeles Chargers: Khalil Mack
Los Angeles Rams: Jordan Fuller
Miami Dolphins: Durham Smythe
Minnesota Vikings: Danielle Hunter
New England Patriots: David Andrews
New Orleans Saints: Erik McCoy
New York Giants: Bobby Okereke
New York Jets: C.J. Mosley
Philadelphia Eagles: Fletcher Cox
Pittsburgh Steelers: Larry Ogunjobi
San Francisco 49ers: Kyle Juszczyk
Seattle Seahawks: Bobby Wagner
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Lavonte David
Tennessee Titans: Derrick Henry
Washington Commanders: Terry McLaurin
