Arizona's Larry Fitzgerald, Miami's Mike Pouncey and the New York Jets' Brandon Marshall are among the 32 players eligible for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award.
Named for the late Hall of Fame running back, the award recognizes a player's community service and performance on the field. The NFL announced the players on Wednesday.
The winner will receive a $500,000 donation to his favorite charity and $500,000 in his name to support the NFL and United Way's Character Playbook program in his team's market. The program is an initiative launched in April that focuses on youth character development and healthy relationships.
Two of the three finalists will receive a $125,000 contribution to a charity of his choice and $125,000 will go to Character Playbook.
Each team nominates a player, and the remaining 29 players will receive $50,000 to the charity of their choice from the NFL Foundation, Nationwide and United Way, and the same amount for the playbook program in their city.
The winner will be announced during the NFL Honors show on Feb. 4, the night before the Super Bowl, when The Associated Press announces its individual player awards, including MVP.
Anquan Boldin, then with the 49ers, won the award last season.
The nominees:
Arizona -- Fitzgerald
Atlanta -- Matt Ryan
Baltimore -- Steve Smith Sr.
Buffalo -- Eric Wood
Carolina -- Greg Olsen
Chicago -- Sam Acho
Cincinnati -- Andy Dalton
Cleveland -- Joe Thomas
Dallas -- Sean Lee
Denver -- Virgil Green
Detroit -- Don Carey
Green Bay -- Jayrone Elliott
Houston -- Brian Cushing
Indianapolis -- Joe Reitz
Jacksonville -- Julius Thomas
Kansas City -- Alex Smith
Los Angeles -- Johnny Hekker
Miami -- Pouncey
Minnesota -- Chad Greenway
New England -- Rob Gronkowski
New Orleans -- Roman Harper
N.Y. Giants -- Eli Manning
N.Y. Jets -- Marshall
Oakland -- Dan Williams
Philadelphia -- Jon Dorenbos
Pittsburgh -- Arthur Moats
San Diego -- Jeremiah Attaochu
San Francisco -- Torrey Smith
Seattle -- Cliff Avril
Tampa Bay -- Vincent Jackson
Tennessee -- Jurrell Casey
Washington -- Pierre Garcon
The Associated Press contributed to this report.