Every NFL team has one Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee each season. The Atlanta Falcons announced on Dec. 5 that defensive tackle Grady Jarrett is the team's nominee this year. Jarrett was ...

The NFL renamed the award after the late Walter Payton in 1999 as a tribute to his greatness, both on and off the field. On the field, Payton's son Jarrett played for the Titans during the 2005 ...

FLOWERY BRANCH – The Falcons owe Grady Jarrett. He is well compensated ... berths and this season was the Falcons’ nominee for Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year for the second time in his ...