Jaguars de Arik Armstead Walter Payton Man of the Year wins

The defensive Eric Armstead was named in Jaguars in 2024 Walter Payton for the US Football Association for the year in the US Football Association.

Armstead is the second Jaguars player to win the award, where he joined Calais Campbell, who won the award in 2019.

He was a candidate for the fifth year in a row, four with 49ers and in his first season with Jaguars after signing a free agent in March.

Armstead, 31, and his wife, Melinda, established the academic project for Armstead in 2019, with a focus on providing students from all social and economic backgrounds “with positive areas, tools and academic support to open their capabilities and achieve their goals.” AAP now supports students in Sacramento, the Gulf region and Jacksonville.

In addition to AAP, Armstead participated in Everbank Rounddowns for Tomorrow after reaching Jacksonville. The program also focuses on financial literacy. Continuing his education on education, ARMSTEAD loaned his time to non -profit pond in a backpack, which gives food on weekends and holidays in need.

The man of the year, who first appeared in 1970, is the highest honor in the American Football Association. He gets acquainted with the American Football Association player to serve the ideal society as well as distinguishing it in the field of play. Among the winners was the Walter Payeton Hall in 1977.

Each of the 32 candidates received a $ 55,000 donation in their name to a charity from their name, while ARMSTEAD got $ 265,000 for a charity.