Linebacker Payton Wilson Wilson only started four games in 2024 but finished fourth on the team with 78 total tackles. Wilson was a steal in 2024 and it took him no time to prove it.

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No. 29. Phoenix Suns Walter Clayton Jr., Florida (G, 6-2, 199 pounds) In a few years, everyone will wonder how Clayton fell all the way to the Suns at the end of the first round.

Payton starred for the Chicago Bears from 1975 to 1987 after graduating from Jackson State. At Jackson State, Payton, as a running back, was voted Black College Player of the Year in 1973 and 1974.

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 ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Former Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Steve Wright, who was the model for what is now the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year trophy, has died. He was 82. Wright died Sunday at ...

Former Green Bay Packers offensive tackle Green Bay Packers, who played for the franchise from 1964-67, died Sunday at a care facility in Augusta, Georgia. Wright was 82 years old. Wright's ...

The trophy was renamed in honor of Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton in 1999. In 1969, when Packers quarterback Bart Starr was the first winner, it was called the Gladiator Award.