The Seattle Seahawks have selected starting left tackle Charles Cross as their nominee for the 2025 Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award. This is Cross’s first nomination for the award in his four-year NFL career.

Starting in 2014, the NFL has given the Art Rooney Award to a player that has demonstrated the values of sportsmanship in their play, with all 32 teams nominating a player for the award. The award was named in honor of the late Art Rooney Sr., founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

“Sportsmanship is at the very the core of the game, the foundation of our values that are shared across all levels of the sport,” said Troy Vincent, NFL executive vice president of football operations (via NFL.com). “These Rooney Sportsmanship Award nominees demonstrate to the world how the game is pla

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