📸 | Walter Payton Man of the Year Nominee Christian Kirksey
The Houston Texans announced that linebacker Christian Kirksey is the team's nominee for the 2022 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award.

An image from the Sept. 1, 2022 Uvalde Football Team dinner in Uvalde, TX.

A Oct. 02, 2022 image from the Regular Season week 4 game between the Houston Texans and the Los Angeles Chargers at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX.


An image from the Sept. 2, 2022 Texans Good Morning America segment in Uvalde, Texas.

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An image from the Sept 18, 2022 Regular Season week 2 game between the Houston Texans and the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, CO.

An image from the Sept. 2, 2022 Texans Good Morning America segment in Uvalde, Texas.

An image from the Sept 11, 2022 Regular Season week 1 game between the Houston Texans and the Indianapolis Colts at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX.


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An image from the Sept. 1, 2022 Uvalde Football Team dinner in Uvalde, TX.

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An August 27, 2022 image from the Season premiere Foundation Event at Houston Methodist Training Center in Houston, TX.

An Nov 23, 2022 image from the Texans Care Community Development Event at Star of Hope in Houston, TX.

An August 25, 2022 image from the preseason week 3 game between the Houston Texans and the San Francisco 49ers at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX.

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An Image from the back to School Backpacks Event Hosted By Texans Players at NRG Stadium on August 11, 2022.

An image from the Aug 19, 2022 preseason week 2 game between the Houston Texans and the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, CA.

An August 07, 2022 image from Day 8 of the Houston Texans Training Camp at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX.

An August 07, 2022 image from Day 8 of the Houston Texans Training Camp at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX.

An image from the Houston Texans and Texas Southern University partnership event at Texas Southern University Library Learning Center in Houston, TX, on April 13, 2022.

An image from the June 1, 2022 OTA practice at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX.

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An image from the regular season week 18 game between the Houston Texans and the Tennessee Titans at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX, on Jan 9, 2022.

An image from the regular season week 14 game against the Seattle Seahawks at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, on Dec. 12, 2021.

An image from the regular season week 14 game against the Seattle Seahawks at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, on Dec. 12, 2021.

An image from the My Cause My Cleats reveal event at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX, on Dec. 2, 2021.


An image from the My Cause My Cleats reveal event at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX, on Dec. 2, 2021.

An image from the Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars NFL week one game at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX on Sep. 12 2021. The Texans won 37-21.

An image from the Sept. 7, 2021 Houston Texans Community Development event in which Milby HS head coach, Matt Puente, was presented with the Coach of the Week award.

An Nov 23, 2022 image from the Texans Care Community Development Event at Star of Hope in Houston, TX.

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An image from the Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars NFL week one game at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX on Sep. 12 2021. The Texans won 37-21.

An image from the regular season week 8 game against the Los Angeles Rams at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, on Oct. 31, 2021.

An image from the Nov. 27, 2021 My Cause My Cleats photoshoot at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX.

An image from the Sept. 7, 2021 Houston Texans Community Development event in which Milby HS head coach, Matt Puente, was presented with the Coach of the Week award.

An image from the Sept. 7, 2021 Houston Texans Community Development event in which Milby HS head coach, Matt Puente, was presented with the Coach of the Week award.