Man of the Year Nomination 'Means Everything' to Aaron Jones

Not a day goes by that Aaron Jones doesn’t think of his late father, Alvin Sr., and the lifelong advice he imparted prior to his passing in April at 57 years old.

Among their more recent father-son conversations was one pertaining to the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award and everything it represented. The idea of on-field excellence meeting off-the-field selflessness, two virtues Alvin Sr. and his wife, Vurgess, worked hard to instill in all their children through 56 combined years of service in the U.S. Army.