Boldin Named Ravens Honoree For Walter Payton Man of the Year Award

[theFRANCHISE]

Per Mike Duffy's Twitter feed, Ravens WR Anquan Boldin is the Ravens' 2010 Walter Payton Man of the Year! ([url="http://twitter.com/#!/duffstar/status/17627498858680320"]LINK[/url])

The Walter Payton Man of the Year Award is given annually to players who excel both on the field and off of it, rewarding players for their humanitarian efforts and volunteer work while maintaining a high level of performance in the NFL. Each of the NFL's 32 teams picks a local recipient, with the national award-winner voted by a panel of judges.

As a local winner, Boldin will receive $1,000 towards his charitable fund, the Anquan Boldin Foundation. The top three national finalists will receive an additional $5,000, with the top finalist receiving an additional $25,000 towards their charity. ([url="http://blogs.baltimoreravens.com/2010/12/22/boldin-named-walter-payton-man-of-yr/"]LINK[/url])

Congratulations to Anquan! Thanks for representing our Ravens and the city of Baltimore so admirably in being a quality person [i]and[/i] a top-notch player!

EDIT: Boldin was actually named the Ravens' team honoree for the Man of the Year Award and is a finalist for the national award, to be given in January; both Mike Duffy and Aaron Wilson tweeted the breaking news, but sources have since clarified.

[AsianRice]

Congratz Boldin!

You're the man....

PS: Stay strong on the offense. We need you to lead the offense in the playoff.

[berad]

This award is only given to one player in the league, each season (discounting '06). That's a tremendous honor.

Good job, Anquan! The whole Ravens organization deserves credit - they do more charity work than most.

[20ravens52]

Congrats Anquan. First year in Baltimore too!

[Alexir]

Huh, during the Saints game it said Derrick Mason was up for the award as well. That's interesting that they were both in the running.

[mdrsharon]

how awesome is this team!
congrats to AB for winning this honor.
we are the best, in every way!
on to Dallas!

[Jamal]

Congrats to Boldin. Seriously, what is there not to like about this guy?

[Alexir]

I still can't find any articles on it on the internet....

[PWNEDbyDEANO]

Congratulations to Boldin, he surely deserves it!

On another note, has Ray ever won this award? I hear he does [i]a lot[/i] of charity work in Baltimore, and he is of course excellent on the field.

[lgcs27288]

Congratulations Boldin. Thank you for being such a great player and person.

[McBurks]

This is awesome that Boldin wins this in his first year as a Raven, makes me feel glad to be a Ravens fan!

[Romo Ravens]

Congratulations Q! You are worth so much more than what we traded for you. We got a beast of a WR, a leader on offense, and a class act citizen. It'll feel good to have some firepower in the playoffs with you leading the way along side Flacco and Rice. Let's get the championship I know you want

[berad]

[quote name='Alexir' timestamp='1293041398' post='583278']
Huh, during the Saints game it said Derrick Mason was up for the award as well. That's interesting that they were both in the running.
[/quote]

Different award. Mason's was for the Ed Block Courage award, I believe

[Alexir]

He hasn't won the award yet. Duffy posted false information. The 3 finalists are not announced until January 2011...

[url="http://www.wbaltv.com/sports/26247463/detail.html"]http://www.wbaltv.co...463/detail.html[/url]

EDIT: Change topic to Baltimore's nominee or something. You are jynxing the man!

[BmoreRav]

Congratulations Anquan!

[Ravens Lover]

and think we might have gotten Marshal this off season instead of him

[dan21236]

Here is a link to all winners and information

[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Payton_Man_of_the_Year_Award"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Payton_Man_of_the_Year_Award[/url]

[dan21236]

I must say that Walter Payton was one of my favortie players to watch.

I remember having dinner with the percussion players from Santana and hearing of his passing. It was a Monday Night.

What a player he was.

I would say Ray Rice has some similarities to Walter Payton, but Ray reminds me more of Barry Sanders.