Justin Simmons surprised by friends and family with Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination
To announce the team's 2019 Denver Broncos Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination, several members of the community surprised Justin Simmons to tell him how he's made an impact on them.

Joshua, a boy from the Denver Broncos Boys & Girls Club, tells Justin Simmons about the impact he made on him as part of a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. Several members of the community whom Simmons has impacted surprised him with the nomination after sharing why he had such a great impact on them. (Photo by Jeremy Rincon)

Joshua, a boy from the Denver Broncos Boys & Girls Club, tells Justin Simmons about the impact he made on him as part of a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. Several members of the community whom Simmons has impacted surprised him with the nomination after sharing why he had such a great impact on them. (Photo by Jeremy Rincon)

Greg Sampson, a PE teacher who worked with Justin Simmons on the Fuel Up to Play 60 program, tells Justin Simmons about the impact he made on him as part of a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. Several members of the community whom Simmons has impacted surprised him with the nomination after sharing why he had such a great impact on them. (Photo by Jeremy Rincon)

Greg Sampson, a PE teacher who worked with Justin Simmons on the Fuel Up to Play 60 program, tells Justin Simmons about the impact he made on him as part of a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. Several members of the community whom Simmons has impacted surprised him with the nomination after sharing why he had such a great impact on them. (Photo by Jeremy Rincon)

Kinder Blacke, a major in the U.S. Air Force who hosted Justin Simmons at Buckley Air Force Base in recent years, tells Justin Simmons about the impact he made on her as part of a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. Several members of the community whom Simmons has impacted surprised him with the nomination after sharing why he had such a great impact on them. (Photo by Jeremy Rincon)

Tyler Swanson, a brain cancer survivor who met Justin Simmons as a UCHealth patient in 2017, tells Justin Simmons about the impact he made on him as part of a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. Several members of the community whom Simmons has impacted surprised him with the nomination after sharing why he had such a great impact on them. (Photo by Jeremy Rincon)

Tyler Swanson, a brain cancer survivor who met Justin Simmons as a UCHealth patient in 2017, tells Justin Simmons about the impact he made on him as part of a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. Several members of the community whom Simmons has impacted surprised him with the nomination after sharing why he had such a great impact on them. (Photo by Jeremy Rincon)

South High School football coach Ryan Marini and a Rebels player, who received a pep talk from Justin Simmons earlier in 2019 with the rest of the South team, tell Justin Simmons about the impact he made on him as part of a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. Several members of the community whom Simmons has impacted surprised him with the nomination after sharing why he had such a great impact on them. (Photo by Jeremy Rincon)

South High School football coach Ryan Marini and a Rebels player, who received a pep talk from Justin Simmons earlier in 2019 with the rest of the South team, tell Justin Simmons about the impact he made on him as part of a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. Several members of the community whom Simmons has impacted surprised him with the nomination after sharing why he had such a great impact on them. (Photo by Jeremy Rincon)

South High School football coach Ryan Marini and a Rebels player, who received a pep talk from Justin Simmons earlier in 2019 with the rest of the South team, tell Justin Simmons about the impact he made on him as part of a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. Several members of the community whom Simmons has impacted surprised him with the nomination after sharing why he had such a great impact on them. (Photo by Jeremy Rincon)

Justin Simmons' wife, Taryn, and their daughter, Laney, wait for him as part of a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. Several members of the community whom Simmons has impacted surprised him with the nomination after sharing why he had such a great impact on them. (Photo by Jeremy Rincon)

Justin Simmons' wife, Taryn, and their daughter, Laney, greet him during a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. Several members of the community whom Simmons has impacted surprised him with the nomination after sharing why he had such a great impact on them. (Photo by Jeremy Rincon)

Justin Simmons' wife, Taryn, and their daughter, Laney, greet him during a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. Several members of the community whom Simmons has impacted surprised him with the nomination after sharing why he had such a great impact on them. (Photo by Jeremy Rincon)

Justin Simmons' wife, Taryn, and their daughter, Laney, greet him during a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. Several members of the community whom Simmons has impacted surprised him with the nomination after sharing why he had such a great impact on them. (Photo by Jeremy Rincon)

Justin Simmons' wife, Taryn, and their daughter, Laney, greet him during a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. Several members of the community whom Simmons has impacted surprised him with the nomination after sharing why he had such a great impact on them. (Photo by Jeremy Rincon)

Justin Simmons reacts upon seeing the commemorative jersey made for him as part of a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. Several members of the community whom Simmons has impacted surprised him with the nomination after sharing why he had such a great impact on them. (Photo by Jeremy Rincon)

Members of the community who have been impacted by Justin Simmons congratulate Simmons during a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. (Photo by Ben Swanson)

Justin Simmons reacts during a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. (Photo by Ben Swanson)

Justin Simmons reacts during a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. Several members of the community whom Simmons has impacted surprised him with the nomination after sharing why he had such a great impact on them. (Photo by Jeremy Rincon)

Justin Simmons reacts upon seeing the commemorative jersey made for him as part of a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. Several members of the community whom Simmons has impacted surprised him with the nomination after sharing why he had such a great impact on them. (Photo by Jeremy Rincon)

Justin Simmons reacts during a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. (Photo by Ben Swanson)

Members of the community who have been impacted by Justin Simmons congratulate Simmons during a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. (Photo by Ben Swanson)

Justin Simmons shakes hands with Greg Sampson, a PE teacher who worked with Justin Simmons on the Fuel Up to Play 60 program, after a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. Several members of the community whom Simmons has impacted surprised him with the nomination after sharing why he had such a great impact on them. (Photo by Jeremy Rincon)

Justin Simmons hugs Tyler Swanson, a brain cancer survivor who met Justin Simmons as a UCHealth patient in 2017, during a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. (Photo by Ben Swanson)

Justin Simmons talks with Kinder Blacke, a major in the U.S. Air Force who hosted Justin Simmons at Buckley Air Force Base in recent years, during a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. (Photo by Ben Swanson)

Justin Simmons hugs Kinder Blacke, a major in the U.S. Air Force who hosted Justin Simmons at Buckley Air Force Base in recent years, after a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. Several members of the community whom Simmons has impacted surprised him with the nomination after sharing why he had such a great impact on them. (Photo by Jeremy Rincon)

Justin Simmons high-fives Joshua, a boy from the Denver Broncos Boys & Girls Club, after a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. Several members of the community whom Simmons has impacted surprised him with the nomination after sharing why he had such a great impact on them. (Photo by Jeremy Rincon)

Justin Simmons greets the father of Joshua, a boy from the Denver Broncos Boys & Girls Club, during a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. (Photo by Ben Swanson)

Justin Simmons talks with Tyler Swanson, a brain cancer survivor who met Justin Simmons as a UCHealth patient in 2017, and his family during a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. (Photo by Ben Swanson)

Justin Simmons takes a photo with Greg Sampson, a PE teacher who worked with Justin Simmons on the Fuel Up to Play 60 program, as part of a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. Several members of the community whom Simmons has impacted surprised him with the nomination after sharing why he had such a great impact on them. (Photo by Ben Swanson)

Justin Simmons, his wife Taryn and their daughter Laney talk with South High School football coach Ryan Marini and a South football player during a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. (Photo by Ben Swanson)

Justin Simmons after a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. Several members of the community whom Simmons has impacted surprised him with the nomination after sharing why he had such a great impact on them. (Photo by Jeremy Rincon)

Justin Simmons hugs South High School football coach Ryan Marini during a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. (Photo by Ben Swanson)

Justin Simmons hugs a South High School football player during a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. (Photo by Ben Swanson)

Justin Simmons does an interview after a surprise presentation of the Denver Broncos' 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nomination on November 21, 2019. Several members of the community whom Simmons has impacted surprised him with the nomination after sharing why he had such a great impact on them. (Photo by Jeremy Rincon)