The 2025 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award was won by Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Arik Armstead.

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  • Arik Armstead became the second player in Jacksonville Jaguars history to receive the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year honor, which recognizes excellence both on the field and in community service.
  • He was honored during the 2025 NFL Honors ceremony, where the league highlighted his work through the Armstead Academic Project supporting students in Sacramento, the Bay Area, and Jacksonville.

In terms of recent “who won the Walter Payton award 2025” searches, most news and discussion in early 2025 refers to this NFL Man of the Year version of the award, not the FCS offensive player version, whose 2025 winner had not yet been widely reported.

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