The award, created after the 2014 season, is presented annually 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 league will announce the winner at the NFL Honors presentation before the Super Bowl, and he will receive a $25,000 donation from the NFL Foundation to a charity of his choice.
A vote of current NFL players will determine the Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award winner. The eight finalists will be listed on the Pro Bowl ballot when players vote later this month. Juszczyk was among the eight finalists last year.
No 49ers player has ever won the award. Then-Carolina Panthers quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, now with the Denver Broncos, was last year's recipient.
San Francisco signed Juszczyk in 2017 after the fullback spent his first four NFL seasons with the Baltimore Ravens.
Below is a list of the 31 other nominees.
- S Budda Baker, Arizona Cardinals
- OL Jake Matthews, Atlanta Falcons
- QB Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens
- QB Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills
- OLB Frankie Luvu, Carolina Panthers
- LB Roquan Smith, Chicago Bears
- WR Stanley Morgan, Cincinnati Bengals
- RB Nick Chubb, Cleveland Browns
- QB Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys
- CB Pat Surtain II, Denver Broncos
- RB Jamaal Williams, Detroit Lions
- RB Aaron Jones, Green Bay Packers
- WR Brandin Cooks, Houston Texans
- DL DeForest Buckner, Indianapolis Colts
- DB Shaquill Griffin, Jacksonville Jaguars
- QB Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
- QB Derek Carr, Las Vegas Raiders
- S Derwin James, Los Angeles Chargers
- DB Jordan Fuller, Los Angeles Rams
- DB Jason McCourty, Miami Dolphins
- WR Adam Thielen, Minnesota Vikings
- WR Matthew Slater, New England Patriots
- DE Cameron Jordan, New Orleans Saints
- DB James Bradberry, New York Giants
- LB C.J. Mosley, New York Jets
- CB Darius Slay, Philadelphia Eagles
- QB Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers
- WR Tyler Lockett, Seattle Seahawks
- LB Lavonte David, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- RB Derrick Henry, Tennessee Titans
- S Landon Collins, Washington Football Team
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