Quarterback Matthew Stafford is the Rams' nominee for the 2025 Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award.
Created in 2014 in honor of late founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Pro Football Hall of Famer Art Rooney Sr., the award 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.
A panel comprised of former players from the NFL Legends community – Warrick Dunn, Larry Fitzgerald, and Pro Football Hall of Famers Curtis Martin and Leonard Wheeler – will trim down the 32 nominees to eight finalists; four in the AFC and four in the NFC. Current players will then vote on the award winner in December on the Pro Bowl ballot, with the eight finalists listed under the NFL Sportsmanship Award category.
Current NFL players vote for the winner out of the eight finalists. From the eight finalists, each team's players will submit a consensus vote of their choice for the winner. As in Pro Bowl voting, a team cannot vote for its own player.
The winner will be announced as part of NFL Honors. He will receive a $25,000 donation from the NFL Foundation to a charity of his choice.
Voted a team captain for a fifth-straight year by his teammates this season, Stafford leads the Rams with 2,830 passing yards and 30 touchdowns against two interceptions.
