Raiders announce Walter Peyton NFL Man of the Year nominee

Darren Waller has been chosen arsenic the Raiders nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award.

The yearly grant is successful designation of a player’s off-field interaction successful summation to their play connected the field. Each of the league’s 32 teams announced their nominees Tuesday.

Waller’s well-documented triumph implicit substance maltreatment and his openness astir his day-to-day conflict dealing with addiction has been an inspiring communicative during his 3 years with the Raiders.

As has his off-field work, for which helium was precocious recognized successful Las Vegas arsenic the “Tyler Robinson Foundation Inspiration” recipient astatine the Rise Up Gala. The lawsuit raised implicit $2.6 cardinal to assistance families financially dealing with pediatric cancer.

The NFL Man of The Year grant volition beryllium presented during Super Bowl week.

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