NFL nominates 32 players for the 2025 Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award

Nov 20, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) signals at the line of scrimmage during the second half against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

The NFL has nominated 32 players this year for the twelfth annual 2025 Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award. Each NFL franchise nominated one player for the award, which recognizes individuals around the league who exemplify outstanding sportsmanship.

Created in 2014, the award honors the late founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Pro Football Hall of Famer Art Rooney Sr. A panel of former NFL players from the Legends Committee will select eight finalists from the 32 nominees. Warrick Dunn, Larry Fitzgerald, Curtis Martin, and Leonard Wheeler will choose four from the NFC and four from the AFC, and they will be listed on the Pro Bowl ballot under the NFL Sportsmanship Award category when players vote in December.

The award is presented each year to an NFL player who best demonstrates the qualities of on-field sportsmanship, including fair play, respect for the game and opponents, and integrity in competition. Included below is a list of this year's nominees.

Team	Player	Team	Player
Arizona Cardinals	Budda Baker	Las Vegas Raiders	Brock Bowers
Atlanta Falcons	Kaden Elliss	Los Angeles Chargers	Khalil Mack
Baltimore Ravens	Kyle Van Noy	Los Angeles Rams	Matthew Stafford
Buffalo Bills	Josh Allen	Miami Dolphins	Zach Sieler
Carolina Panthers	Derrick Brown	Minnesota Vikings	Brian O’Neill
Chicago Bears	Drew Dalman	New York Giants	Wan’Dale Robinson
Cincinnati Bengals	Chase Brown	New York Jets	Harrison Phillips
Cleveland Browns	Joel Bitonio	New England Patriots	Marcus Jones
Dallas Cowboys	Dak Prescott	New Orleans Saints	Demario Davis
Denver Broncos	Talanoa Hufanga	Philadelphia Eagles	Zack Baun
Detroit Lions	Derrick Barnes	Pittsburgh Steelers	Pat Freiermuth
Green Bay Packers	Jordan Love	San Francisco 49ers	Kyle Juszczyk
Houston Texans	Nico Collins	Seattle Seahawks	Charles Cross
Indianapolis Colts	DeForest Buckner	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Lavonte David
Jacksonville Jaguars	Travis Etienne	Tennessee Titans	Peter Skoronski
Kansas City Chiefs	Trent McDuffie	Washington Commanders	Tress Way