When you ask a football fan who they think is the greatest running back of all time, you're going to hear one of just two ...

Chicago Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson discusses his involvement in the community and being nominated for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. Cincinnati Bengals offensive lineman Orlando ...

The Chicago Bears' Walter Payton Era lasted for 13 seasons as fans witnessed one of the greatest running backs to ever grace a football field. Heading into the 1975 NFL Draft, the Bears had a 12 ...

The 1985 Bears are arguably the best team in pro football history. A 15-1 regular-season record. A team rife with Hall of Famers like Mike Singletary, Dan Hampton, and Walter Payton. A blowout in ...

For most of the NFL, it was just week 6 of the regular season, but for Walter Payton, it was a chance to achieve football immortality as he was within striking distance of Jim Brown’s rushing ...

The NFL Man of the Year Award was renamed after Payton, the Bears' Hall of Fame running back, as a tribute to his greatness both on and off the field. He passed away on Nov. 1, 1999 at the age of ...

The award has been named after former Chicago Bears Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton since 1999, the year he passed away. Each year, all 32 nominees get a $55,000 donation to the charities ...

Walter Payton won the NFL Man of the Year Award in 1977. It was named after the Jackson State football anc Chicago Bears star after his death in 1999.

Teams in the National Football League selected their nominees for the 2022 Walter Payton Award on Tuesday, including the Bears, who selected cornerback Jaylon Johnson for the honor that salutes a p… ...

The extensive collection includes a variety of items from Payton’s playing career with the Bears from 1975-1987, when he was a nine-time Pro Bowler, five-time first team NFL All-Pro, 1977 NFL ...

Each season, every NFL team nominates one player for their team for the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year award. The award is given to the player who demonstrates exceptional play on and off the ...