Broncos safety and security Justin Simmons continues to get honors for the job he does off the field. Simmons is the Broncos’ 2020 Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee for the second consecutive year.
He joins Wesley Woodyard (2010-11, ’13), Champ Bailey (2008-09), and Rod Smith (2004, ’06) as the fourth Bronco to be nominated for the award two times. The honor acknowledges a gamer for exceptional management both on the field as well as in the neighborhood.
” This award is one of the most prominent award in my viewpoint in the NFL,” Simmons said. “All-pro, Pro Bowls, all the important things that feature what you’re chasing after as an NFL gamer, this award indicates the most to me personally.”
I can not take into words exactly how grateful I am. I state everything the moment, this is humbling for me. Several deserving of this nomination. Allow’s keep appearing for every other as well as making the world a much better place ❤ https://t.co/Zybg26GwyT
— Justin Simmons (@jsimms1119) December 10, 2020
The five-year professional released the Justin Simmons Foundation, while additionally concentrating his initiatives on COVID alleviation and social justice campaigns. He also has actually worked with the Boys and also Girls Club of Metro Denver, Children’s Hospital Colorado, the Denver Rescue Mission, and much more servicing youth development, ending hunger, as well as total wellness and health.
” To be acknowledged, like I claimed, you do not do it for the accolades or anything like that– but to be recognized as a nomination of a person at the stature of Walter Payton, it simply goes above as well as beyond and I’m just genuinely humbled once more by the nomination,” he claimed.
Simmons is likewise a two-time victor of the Broncos Community Ambassador Award (2017-18), a two-time winner of the Darrent Williams Good Guy Award (2017, 2019), and was called a second-team All-Pro in 2019.
” Obviously, all the job he does out in the community, not just a big amount of it, yet heart felt and also permanently reasons. He appears to always have time to help people. The honor is very deserving and also with any luck he gets the nationwide honor, the one out of the 32, yet being nominated as our individual two years straight I assume is a great honor for Justin,” Broncos head train Vic Fangio stated.
The 2020 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year will certainly be introduced during NFL Honors, which will certainly broadcast on CBS the week of Super Bowl LV. Each nominee will get a $40,000 contribution in their name to their chosen charity, while the champion will certainly get a $250,000 contribution to the charity of their choice.
