A few days before the Super Bowl, the NFL held its annual televised awards ceremony called the NFL Honors. They hand out trophies to players and coaches representing the best of football. Most of the awards are typical honoring on the field achievements. But one of the honors isn’t like the others… it has nothing to do with on the field performance. It's called the Walter Payton Man of the Year. That’s named after the late Chicago Bears running back. The winner gets $250,000 for charity.

The Arizona Republic's Jason Wolf and 5 Things Sunday Host James Brown discuss Wolf's investigation into this money and how it was used.

Jason's story: They are the NFL's most-honored players. Why did their nonprofits often spend so little on charity?

Contact Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonWolf

Contact James: https://twitter.com/jamesbrowntv

James Brown's archive: https://www.usatoday.com/staff/9225973002/james-brown/

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