NEW YORK — Veterans Julio Jones, Eric Weddle, and are among the 32 nominees for the NFL’s Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award along with rising young stars Lamar Jackson, , Nick Chubb and .
Each team nominates a player for the award, created in 2014 in honor of the late founding owner of the and a Pro Football Hall of Famer. The award recognizes players around the league who exemplify outstanding sportsmanship on the field.
The winner is determined by a vote of current NFL players. From eight finalists, each team’s players will submit a consensus vote of their choice for the winner. As in voting, a team cannot vote for its own player.
Results will be announced during NFL Honors, when the AP presents its individual award winners. That prime-time program from Miami will be on Feb. 1, the night before the .
quarterback won the Rooney Award last year. Before that, winners were Carolina linebacker Luke Kuechly; running back , then with the ; defensive back Charles Woodson of the ; and wide receiver of the .
This year’s nominees:
Arizona Cardinals — C A.Q. Shipley
— WR Julio Jones
— QB Lamar Jackson
— LB Lorenzo Alexander
— RB Christian McCaffrey
— DB Kyle Fuller
— DE Sam Hubbard
— RB Nick Chubb
— CB Byron Jones
— LB Von Miller
— QB Matthew Stafford
— CB Tramon Williams
— QB Deshaun Watson
Indianapolis Colts — WR
— DL Calais Campbell
— QB Patrick Mahomes
Los Angeles Chargers — LB Thomas Davis Sr.
Los Angeles Rams — S Eric Weddle
— C Daniel Kilgore
— DE Danielle Hunter
— WR Matthew Slater
New Orleans Saints — T Terron Armstead
New York Giants — DL Dalvin Tomlinson
— DL Steve McLendon
Oakland Raiders — QB Derek Carr
Philadelphia Eagles — QB Carson Wentz
Pittsburgh Steelers — RB James Conner
San Francisco 49ers — T Joe Staley
— LB K.J. Wright
Tampa Bay Buccaneers — LB Lavonte David
— C Ben Jones
— RB Adrian Peterson
