Art Rooney Award

The Art Rooney Award is given annually by the National Football League (NFL) in recognition of outstanding sportsmanship on the playing field. Established in 2015, the award is named in honor of Art Rooney, the founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Art Rooney Award

Awarded for	Outstanding sportsmanship on the playing field.
Presented by	NFL Honors
History
First award	Larry Fitzgerald, 2014
Most recent	Josh Allen, 2024

The award is determined by a vote of the NFL players. The award is presented each year to an NFL player who demonstrates on the field the qualities of great sportsmanship, including fair play, respect for opponents, and integrity in competition.

Each NFL team nominates one player during the season. A panel of former players from the NFL Legends Community selected from the 32 nominees eight finalists (four in the American Football Conference; four in the National Football Conference). The panel of Legends Coordinators in the inaugural year was composed of Warrick Dunn, Curtis Martin, Karl Mecklenburg and Leonard Wheeler. Along with the award, the winner receives a $25,000 donation from the NFL Foundation to a charity of his choice.^[1][2]

Winners

Larry Fitzgerald, the inaugural recipient of the award

List of Art Rooney Award winners

Year	Player	Position	Team	Ref
2014	Larry Fitzgerald	Wide receiver	Arizona Cardinals	[3]
2015	Charles Woodson	Safety	Oakland Raiders	[4]
2016	Frank Gore	Running back	Indianapolis Colts	[5]
2017	Luke Kuechly	Linebacker	Carolina Panthers	[6]
2018	Drew Brees	Quarterback	New Orleans Saints	[7]
2019	Adrian Peterson	Running back	Washington Redskins	[8]
2020	Teddy Bridgewater	Quarterback	Carolina Panthers	[9]
2021	Matthew Slater	Special teamer	New England Patriots	[10]
2022	Calais Campbell	Defensive end	Baltimore Ravens	[11]
2023	Bobby Wagner	Linebacker	Seattle Seahawks	[12]
2024	Josh Allen	Quarterback	Buffalo Bills

See also

• List of National Football League awards

References

1. "Sportsmanship Award named in honor of Art Rooney Sr". National Football League. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
2. Weinfuss, Josh (February 1, 2015). "Larry Fitzgerald wins first Art Rooney Award for sportsmanship". ESPN. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
3. Werner, Sam (January 31, 2015). "Former Pitt WR, Cardinals' star Larry Fitzgerald wins inaugural Art Rooney award". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
4. McDonald, Jerry (February 6, 2016). "Charles Woodson wins Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
5. "Frank Gore wins Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award". indystar.com. February 4, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
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8. Stackpole, Kyle. "Adrian Peterson Wins Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award". Redskins.com. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
9. Gordon, Grant (February 6, 2021). "Panthers QB Teddy Bridgewater wins 2020 Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award". NFL.com. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
10. "Matthew Slater named 2021 Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award Winner".
11. "NFL Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award: Calais Campbell Named Winner for 2022-2023 Season".
12. Alexander, Mookie (February 9, 2024). "Bobby Wagner wins Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award". Field Gulls. Retrieved February 29, 2024.