Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott leads the list of 32 nominees for the 2023 Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award.
The NFL announced the full list of nominees on Wednesday, with one per team:
Prescott is the only quarterback nominated for this award this year. He is looking to become the third player at the position to win it after Drew Brees in 2018 and Teddy Bridgewater in 2020.
Among the position groups, the offensive line is the most represented with eight nominees, followed by linebackers with six.
Prescott is one of seven repeat candidates 2022. Budda Baker (Arizona Cardinals), Aaron Jones (Green Bay Packers), DeForest Buckner (Indianapolis Colts), Maxx Crosby (Las Vegas Raiders), David Andrews (New England Patriots) and Kyle Juszczyk (San Francisco 49ers) are the others.
The Art Rooney Award was adopted by the NFL in 2014 to recognize players for exceptional sportsmanship on the field. It is named after Art Rooney, founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
From the list of 32 nominees, the list will be narrowed down to eight finalists by a player vote in December. The winner will be announced during the NFL Honors ceremony the week leading up to Super Bowl 58.
Past winners include Larry Fitzgerald, Charles Woodson, Luke Kuechly, Adrian Peterson and Matthew Slater.
