The NFL announced the 32 nominees for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award, which honors a player for his charitable work off the field.

One player from each team is nominated for the award and will all receive $5,000 each from the NFL Foundation and Nationwide for the charity of their choice. Three finalists will be announced in January and the winner will be announced at the NFL Honors show, which airs on Feb 6, the night before Super Bowl 50, on CBS.

The winner receives $50,000 from the NFL Foundation and the two runner-ups receive another $6,000 each.

"Serving their communities and philanthropic causes is a strong and long-standing tradition of NFL players," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. "These outstanding young men embrace and represent that important commitment of giving back to our communities. We salute and thank our players for their leadership."

The award is named after the late Chicago Bears great Walter Payton, who died in 1999. You can read all about the nominees here.

Here's the full list of nominees:

Arizona Cardinals -- Patrick Peterson

Atlanta Falcons -- Patrick DiMarco

Baltimore Ravens -- Steve Smith Sr.

Buffalo Bills -- Eric Wood

Carolina Panthers -- Greg Olsen

Chicago Bears -- Matt Forte

Cincinnati Bengals -- Carlos Dunlap

Cleveland Browns -- Gary Barnidge

Dallas Cowboys -- Brandon Carr

Denver Broncos -- David Bruton Jr.

Detroit Lions -- Stephen Tulloch

Green Bay Packers -- Sam Barrington

Houston Texans -- J.J. Watt

Indianapolis Colts -- Dwayne Allen

Jacksonville Jaguars -- Zane Beadles

Kansas City Chiefs -- Eric Berry

Miami Dolphins -- Ryan Tannehill

Minnesota Vikings -- Chad Greenway

New England Patriots -- Devin McCourty

New Orleans Saints -- Benjamin Watson

New York Giants -- Eli Manning

New York Jets -- Eric Decker

Oakland Raiders -- Justin Tuck

Philadelphia Eagles -- Connor Barwin

Pittsburgh Steelers -- Cameron Heyward

San Diego Chargers -- Darrell Stuckey

San Francisco 49ers -- Anquan Boldin

Seattle Seahawks -- Richard Sherman

St. Louis Rams -- Chris Long

Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- Vincent Jackson

Tennessee Titans -- Delanie Walker

Washington Redskins -- Ryan Kerrigan