{"id":130420,"date":"2020-12-10T19:46:46","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T16:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jets-walter-payton-award-nominee-pierre-desir-is-on-ravens\/"},"modified":"2020-12-10T19:46:46","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T16:46:46","slug":"jets-walter-payton-award-nominee-pierre-desir-is-on-ravens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jets-walter-payton-award-nominee-pierre-desir-is-on-ravens\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jets&#8217; Walter Payton award nominee, Pierre Desir, is on Ravens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Jets&#8217; Walter Payton award nominee, Pierre Desir, is on Ravens<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>As if 2020 could not be awkward for the winless Jets, their nomination for the prestigious Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award is a player they released last month.<\/p>\n<p>Cornerback Pierre Desir, who was let go on Nov. 17, is the Jets\u2019 nominee even though he currently plays for the Baltimore Ravens.<\/p>\n<p>A Jets spokesman said Desir was nominated prior to his release, and \u201chis tremendous work in the anti-bullying space earned him our nomination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Desir, who signed a one-year deal worth $3.75 million in April after two seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared in nine <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s (eight starts) and led the Jets with three interceptions \u2013 including one for a touchdown \u2014 when he was cut. (He still leads the 0-12 Jets in picks this season).<\/p>\n<p>Still, PFF had graded Desir as the 105th cornerback out of 120 at the time of his release, with a passer rating of 116.5 when targeted.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Jets Pierre Desir Walter Payton award Ravens\" class=\"wp-image-16787560 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Jets-Pierre-Desir-Walter-Payton-award.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Jets-Pierre-Desir-Walter-Payton-award.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Jets-Pierre-Desir-Walter-Payton-award.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Jets-Pierre-Desir-Walter-Payton-award.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Jets-Pierre-Desir-Walter-Payton-award.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Pierre Desir is the Jets\u2019 Walter Payton Man of the Year award nominee despite now being on the Ravens.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Desir, whom the Ravens promoted Tuesday from their practice squad to their 53-man roster, also was the Colts\u2019 nominee for the Walter Payton award in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>A native of Haiti, Desir donated $185,000 to build a performance center at the high school he attended in St. Charles, Missouri, among his other charitable participation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-megaphone\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ADL9957017128&amp;light=true\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Each nominee receives a donation of $40,000 to the charity of his choosing, with the winner earning a $250,000 charitable donation in his name. The winner will be revealed during the league\u2019s award show, NFL Honors, the night before Super Bowl LV.<\/p>\n<p>Former Jets Marty Lyons (1984) and Boomer Esiason (1995) are past winners of the NFL Man of the Year award. Giants quarterback Eli Manning also was honored in 2016.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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