In 2018, he was named the Browns Art Rooney Sportsmanship ... The Cleveland Browns are proud to select Joel Bitonio as their 2022 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year. The browser you are using ...

Every year, all 32 teams nominate one player to be named their Walter Payton Man of the Year award, and this year, the Cleveland Browns have named cornerback Denzel Ward their candidate.

Saturday night the athlete and philanthropist received the Walter Payton Award, named for the legendary Chicago Bears running ... to be on this stage and to win Defensive Player of the Year awards, ...