



GREEN BAY – Packers safety Morgan Burnett is the team's nominee for the 2017 Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award.

Now in his eighth year in Green Bay, Burnett is one of 32 nominees across the league for the award, which was created in 2014 in honor of the Hall of Famer and late founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Art Rooney, Sr.

The award recognizes players who best demonstrate the qualities of on-field sportsmanship, including fair play, respect for the game and opponents, and integrity in competition.

Burnett has four seasons of 100-plus tackles in his career with the Packers, just missing a fifth last year (92), when he missed one game. He also has three seasons with multiple interceptions, and he has been voted a playoff captain twice by his teammates. Burnett, playing a hybrid inside linebacker role this season, has missed a handful of games in 2017 due to hamstring and groin injuries.

The winner will be determined by a vote of current NFL players. A panel of former players form the NFL Legends Community – Warrick Dunn, Curtis Martin, Karl Mecklenburg and Leonard Wheeler – will select eight finalists, four from each conference.

Those finalists will be on the Pro Bowl ballot for the sportsmanship award when players vote on Friday, Dec. 15. The winner will be announced at the NFL Honors show on Saturday, Feb. 3, the night before Super Bowl LII.

Full Nominee List

Arizona Cardinals - CB Patrick Peterson

Atlanta Falcons - S Ricardo Allen

Baltimore Ravens - QB Joe Flacco

Buffalo Bills - LB Lorenzo Alexander

Carolina Panthers - LB Luke Kuechly

Chicago Bears - B Benny Cunningham

Cincinnati Bengals - DE Carlos Dunlap

Cleveland Browns - T Joe Thomas

Dallas Cowboys - C Travis Frederick

Denver Broncos - LB Von Miller

Detroit Lions - DT Haloti Ngata

Green Bay Packers - S Morgan Burnett

Houston Texans - P Shane Lechler

Indianapolis Colts - WR T.Y. Hilton

Jacksonville Jaguars - LB Paul Posluszny

Kansas City Chiefs - QB Alex Smith

Los Angeles Chargers - TE Antonio Gates

Los Angeles Rams - G Rodger Saffold

Miami Dolphins - G Jermon Bushrod

Minnesota Vikings - DE Brian Robison

New England Patriots - WR Matthew Slater

New Orleans Saints - QB Drew Brees

New York Giants - T Justin Pugh

New York Jets - QB Josh McCown

Oakland Raiders - QB Derek Carr

Philadelphia Eagles - TE Brent Celek

Pittsburgh Steelers - DE Cameron Heyward

San Francisco 49ers - T Joe Staley

Seattle Seahawks - DE Cliff Avril

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - DT Gerald McCoy

Tennessee Titans - QB Marcus Mariota