Baltimore Ravens Nominated Lamar Jackson For Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Ravens person nominated backmost Lamar Jackson for the Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award, the squad said Thursday.

“The grant is presented each twelvemonth to an NFL subordinate who champion demonstrates the qualities of on-field sportsmanship, including just play, respect for the crippled and opponents, and integrity successful competition,” the Ravens said successful a Tweet.

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The Art Rooney Award was established successful 2014 and is fixed annually by the NFL to grant outstanding sportsmanship.

Each NFL squad nominates 1 subordinate during the season, and the victor is chosen by a ballot of the NFL players.

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Jackson, who entered the NFL successful 2018, has built a estimation arsenic a prima subordinate with a respectful demeanor.

“He knows he’s great, but he’s humble,” Mayor Brandon Scott said of Jackson past month. “He says, ‘Yes, ma’am, no, ma’am. Yes, sir, no, sir.’ It’s that humble, gritty, grimy, never-giving-up tone that helium has,” helium said. “That’s wherefore Baltimore loves him.”

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The victor of the grant volition person a trophy and a $25,000 donation from the NFL Foundation to a foundation of the winner’s choosing.

CBS Baltimore Staff