Getty Washington Commanders linebacker Bobby Wagner. The final award of the NFL Honors every year is the one the league regards the highest — the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award. Named for the late Chicago Bears running back Walter Payton, who won the award in 1977 and saw it named after him when he died in 1999, it honors the NFL player who makes the biggest impact in their community in any given year. This year, it went to Washington Commanders linebacker Bobby Wagner , who delivered