In the NFL, Payton rushed for a single-game record 275 yards in 1977, the season he won the league’s Most Valuable Player award. Before retiring, he won an elusive Super Bowl ring when the 1985 ...

Former Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Steve Wright, who was the model used for what is now the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year trophy, died on Sunday at the age of 82, the team announced ...

Two-time Green Bay Packers Super Bowl champion Steve Wright, the model used for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year trophy, has died, the Packers announced. Wright played nine seasons in the NFL ...

Wright's likeness was used for the inspiration for what is now known as the Walter Payton Man of the Year trophy. The trophy's sculpture was initially created to honor Wright, but was renamed for ...

In this Nov. 20, 1977, file photo, the Chicago Bears' Walter Payton runs for three yards in an NFL game against the Minnesota Vikings in which he ran for 275 yards, a single-game record, in a10-7 ...

Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Arik Armstead presents his speech after winning the 2024 Walter Payton Man of the Year award at the 14th annual NFL Honors. Denver Broncos linebacker Alex ...

Steve Wright, a three-time NFL champion with the Packers whose likeness was used on the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year trophy, died on Sunday in Alabama, Green Bay announced. He was 82.

Giants quarterback Russell Wilson poses with his trophy after winning the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, which was designed after the late Steve Wright. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) AP ...

Steve Wright, an NFL lineman whose impressive stature was immortalized in a sculpture that became the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year trophy, has died at the age of 82. The 6-foot-6, 250-pound ...

Take a closer look at the Broncos' first day of mandatory minicamp as the 2025 offseason program nears a close. Watch as cornerback Pat Surtain II hosts a recent youth football camp in Denver and ...

After last Wednesday's OTAs, Sean McVay spoke to reporters regarding Puka Nacua's absence. “Oh yeah, this was months ago. He's traveling with his family, pretty cool opportunity. Got to be able ...

The NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year Awards, presented to Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints and LaDainian Tomlinson of the San Diego Chargers, are displayed on a table at a press conference at ...