Donations are courtesy of the NFL Foundation, Nationwide and United Way Worldwide. The other 29 team finalists received a $50,000 donation to both a charity of their choice and to expand Character Playbook.
The two runners-up – Fitzgerald and Olsen - will each receive a $125,000 donation to the charity of their choice and a $125,000 donation in their names to expand Character Playbook. The winner was Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott.īecause Manning was selected as the Walter Payton Man of the Year, a total of $1 million will be donated to worthy causes in his name, including $500,000 to a charity of his choice and $500,000 supporting the expansion of Character Playbook across all NFL markets.
Beckham was one of the presenters for the Offensive Rookie of the Year, an award he won in 2014. Collins was one of the three finalists for Defensive Player of the Year. In addition to Manning, Giants in attendance at NFL Honors included current players Landon Collins, Odell Beckham Jr., and Victor Cruz, and Hall of Fame linebacker Harry Carson. Manning is the first Giants player to receive the award in its 47-year history. Manning, the two-time Super Bowl champion and MVP who has set almost all of the team's passing records in his 13 seasons as the team's quarterback, was named a co-winner – with Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald - of the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year at the Sixth Annual NFL Honors awards show here.