Each year, every NFL team nominates one of their players for the Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award. A panel of four NFL legends then selects eight finalists from those 32 nominees and active players vote for the winner from the finalists on their Pro Bowl ballots.
The Denver Broncos have nominated outside linebacker Von Miller for this year’s award. Miller was also nominated in 2017.
The former players that will choose the finalists are running backs Warrick Dunn and Curtis Martin, safety Leonard Wheeler and linebacker Karl Mecklenburg, who was a key member of the Broncos’ famous “Orange Crush” defense in the 1980s and early ’90s.
“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,” the NFL said in a statement.
The winner will be announced during “NFL Honors” on Feb. 1, the evening before Super Bowl LIV. The league will represent $25,000 to the charity of the winner’s choice. Here is the complete list of nominees:
| TEAM | PLAYER | TEAM | PLAYER | |
| Arizona Cardinals | C A.Q. Shipley | Los Angeles Chargers | LB Thomas Davis Sr. | |
| Atlanta Falcons | WR Julio Jones | Los Angeles Rams | S Eric Weddle | |
| Baltimore Ravens | QB Lamar Jackson | Miami Dolphins | C Daniel Kilgore | |
| Buffalo Bills | LB Lorenzo Alexander | Minnesota Vikings | DE Danielle Hunter | |
| Carolina Panthers | RB Christian McCaffrey | New England Patriots | WR Matthew Slater | |
| Chicago Bears | DB Kyle Fuller | New Orleans Saints | T Terron Armstead | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | DE Sam Hubbard | New York Giants | DL Dalvin Tomlinson | |
| Cleveland Browns | RB Nick Chubb | New York Jets | DL Steve McLendon | |
| Dallas Cowboys | CB Byron Jones | Oakland Raiders | QB Derek Carr | |
| Denver Broncos | LB Von Miller | Philadelphia Eagles | QB Carson Wentz | |
| Detroit Lions | QB Matthew Stafford | Pittsburgh Steelers | RB James Conner | |
| Green Bay Packers | CB Tramon Williams | San Francisco 49ers | T Joe Staley | |
| Houston Texans | QB Deshaun Watson | Seattle Seahawks | LB K.J. Wright | |
| Indianapolis Colts | WR T.Y. Hilton | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | LB Lavonte David | |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | DL Calais Campbell | Tennessee Titans | C Ben Jones | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | QB Patrick Mahomes | Washington Redskins | RB Adrian Peterson |
