<Tr> <Th> Most recent </Th> <Td> J.J. Watt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.nfl.com/manoftheyear/ </Td> </Tr> <P> The Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award is presented annually by the National Football League (NFL) honoring a player's volunteer and charity work, as well as his excellence on the field . Prior to 1999, it was called simply the NFL Man of the Year Award . Shortly after Chicago Bears running back Walter Payton died (having been the 1977 recipient himself), the award was renamed to honor his legacy as a humanitarian . Each year, a winner is selected from 32 nominees from the 32 different teams . A panel of judges, which includes the Commissioner of the NFL, Connie Payton (widow of Walter Payton), the previous year's winner, and a number of former players select the winner of the award . The Man of the Year winner receives a $50,000 donation in his name to a charity of his choice . The other 31 finalists also receive donations in their name of $5,000 each to charities of their choice . The Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs have had more winners of the award than any other team, with 5 winners each . </P> <P> Each winner who is currently active in the league, beginning in Week 14 of the 2017 season, has a patch on their uniforms . The currently active winners are: Drew Brees, Thomas Davis, Larry Fitzgerald, Eli Manning, J.J. Watt, and Jason Witten . The nominees of each team are given a helmet decal to wear for the remainder of the season . </P>

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