EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Darius Slayton filed into the auditorium in the Giants' headquarters with his teammates Monday morning as the players and coaches reunited following their three-day weekend. The wide receiver has attended dozens of meetings in that room in his six seasons with the team, and he expected this one to be like most of the others.
"I was thinking Dabs (coach Brian Daboll) was about to show an inspirational video," Slayton said.
Slayton was correct about the inspiring video but had no idea he would be its star.
"I expected it to be a team highlight," Slayton said. "Then he put on the video, and it was a couple of highlights of me. I was like, 'Oh wait, this is just me.' I didn't know what it was. Then I started to see the different community things (Slayton is involved in). I thought, 'I'm getting something.'"
Well, he got that part right. When Daboll stopped the tape, he announced that Slayton has been selected as the Giants' 2024 Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee. He then presented Slayton with a trophy as his teammates commenced a long and loud applause.
Presented by Nationwide, the NFL Man of the Year Award is named for former Chicago Bears running back Walter Payton, a Pro Football Hall of Famer who died in 1999. The award recognizes an NFL player for outstanding community service activities off the field as well as excellence on the field.
Each of the 32 teams has a Man of the Year who is eligible to win the league award. Last year, Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Cameron Heyward won the award. In 2016, Giants quarterback Eli Manning was named a co-winner – with Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald - of the Man of the Year Award. Manning is the only Giants player to receive the award in its 54-year history.
Saquon Barkley was the Giants' nominee each of the previous two seasons.
"It's hard to even put into words," Slayton said of his reaction to learning he was the nominee. "It's not something that I saw coming at all. Even as a kid, you see all these things the players do, and you never know. (Now retired tackle) Andrew Whitworth won (in 2021) and I remember he got up there and was telling a story about one of his last years in the league. He said a guy came up to him and (said), 'I was one of those kids at the Boys and Girls Club and I made it big.' To me, that's the ultimate. There's not really much you could do in your career, or anything, that would top that, having someone come up and say, 'You inspired me and here I am.' Even if it wasn't the NFL, that would be the biggest accomplishment in the world.
"I think the award itself speaks to that. That's why I think it's a tremendous honor to be a part of it. I'm very grateful and humbled that I was selected."
Each nominee will receive up to $55,000 and the award winner will receive up to a $265,000 donation to their charity of choice. All donations are made possible by the NFL Foundation and Nationwide Foundation.
All 32 nominees will be recognized for their achievements during the week leading up to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans. The winner of the 2024 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award will be announced during NFL Honors, a primetime awards special to air nationally on FOX and the NFL Network on Thursday, Feb. 6.
Slayton has made a significant imprint on the Giants, on and off the field. Last spring, he received the United Way of New York City's "Hometown Hero" Award at their 2024 Gridiron Gala, helping raise more than $2.3 million for children and families in New York City.
A wide receiver selected in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft from Auburn University, Slayton has been extraordinarily consistent. In four of his first five seasons, he caught between 46 and 50 passes and gained between 724 and 750 yards. Slayton is the only receiver in Giants history to lead the team in receiving yards four times in his first five years. In the 100-season history of the Giants he ranks 17th with 254 receptions and 18th with 3,801 yards.
Off the field, Slayton works determinedly to improve and enrich the lives of people in several communities – the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area, his hometown of Atlanta and his parents' hometowns. Both of his parents were raised in small southern towns, his mother Pamela in Jackson, Ala., and his father Eddie in Osceola, Ark. From a young age, his parents imbued in Slayton and his older sister Maileka the importance of assisting others.
"My wife and I come from a situation where we help people, our families and others," Eddie Slayton said. "That was just a natural part of life. We did it for our children and they saw it. As parents, you try to set the right example for your children and it's up to them the degree to which they take it and how far they're willing to go with it. We've expressed many times how proud we are of him."
"If there were sick or shut-in elderly at our church, my parents would always make sure to go and visit, whether it be at their homes or nursing homes," Slayton said. "We had some elderly neighbors in the neighborhood and my sister and me would check on people or see how they were doing, just making sure they were okay."
Slayton has made a significant imprint on the Giants, on and off the field.
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During the 2008 recession, the Slaytons lost their home. They moved into an apartment and relied on the help of others to fill some basic needs. It was a life change that profoundly influenced Darius.
"I think it put a determination in him," Pamela Slayton said. "He later told me, 'Mom, I don't ever want to see that look on your face again.' I don't remember what look I had, but I guess he saw some sadness or whatever. It built in him a determination to fight through and to never see his family in that situation again.
"Going through something like that builds character, because you have to work your way out of that. He saw us do that. He and his sister had to share a room for a while. They were teenagers, so I know that wasn't easy for them."
Slayton's community work is truly a family affair. Early in his career he established his Left-Hand Right-Hand Foundation. Pamela is the executive director. Eddie is on the board of directors. Maileka, their cousin Jessie Crawford and numerous other relatives are deeply involved.
"If you come to any event of mine, you're gonna see my people there, like my grandma, my aunts, my uncles, my cousins," Slayton said. "If you walk around in my camp and see the people who are wearing the volunteer shirts, they're probably related to me. If they're not related to me, they've known me for a long time or are close family friends. Whenever I have these things, I never have a shortage of hands to help."
And there are many things. His foundation annually hosts a free youth football camp in Atlanta and provides meals and household items to families during the holidays. He has a close, long-term relationship with the NYPD-led Far Rockaway, Harlem and Bronx Giants and is deeply involved in programs that work to improve police-community relations while providing youth with academic resources and guidance as they look to graduate high school, and ultimately college.
To raise awareness for the programs, Darius served as an ambassador to educate fans when the Giants and MetLife teamed up to launch a co-branded First Responders hat which raised more than $75,000 to benefit first responder organizations, including the Far Rockaway and Harlem Giants.
Darius' commitment to the programs earned him the Outstanding Community Service Award, which he received at their annual gala alongside the boys he mentors. Slayton has personally provided more than $100,000 worth of funding and resources for the programs. Under his leadership and with the Giants' support, 150 boys across 20 schools in three boroughs participate in the programs. With 30 NYPD officers operating the programs, 1,080 hours of after-school tutoring are provided to the boys each year. Since the inception of the program, no boys have had to repeat a grade or take summer school, and the programs have graduated over 15 boys onto high school.
Slayton has been part of the Giants' efforts to grow the game of girls flag football and served as a captain during their annual Flag Field Day event. Pamela is a retired teacher, so Darius emphasizes the importance of education to all the youngsters.
Slayton hosts an annual car show in Queens attended by more than 50 drivers. He created the event for youngsters to learn about potential career paths outside of football. The drivers share their life stories and speak about their professions, including architecture, accounting, graphic design, or law.
"I'm a car person," Slayton said. "I go to car shows all the time when I'm home, specifically exotic cars – Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Porsches, Mercedes. For somebody to have a Lamborghini, they have to have the money, right? They're doing something to get that money. I meet so many people at these events and they always teach me stuff that I never would have even thought would be a job that could be that lucrative.
"That's where the idea came from. I knew it would be dope to get the kids to see the cars, because cars are cool and young boys like cool cars. If I'm bringing my teammates around, we're all big. But seeing a 5-foot-6 regular dude jump out of a Lamborghini, it's closer in their eyes. They can say, 'that guy is not so far away from me.'"
Slayton doesn't know how long he will play in the NFL. But he is certain long after his last day in uniform, he will be active in his and his parents' communities.
"Obviously, football is not forever," he said. "But as long as I am able, I will do my best to continue to do the things that we've done, and continue to find new things, new ways to help people, new people to help.
"As long as you're able, you should help, you should give, you should try to help other people do better, those types of things. That will always be something that's part of my life."
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New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton (86) catches touchdown pass during a week 17 NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, December 31, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Evan Pinkus / New York Giants)
New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton (86) catches touchdown pass during a week 17 NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, December 31, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Evan Pinkus / New York Giants)
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New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton (86) during a week 12 NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, November 28, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Evan Pinkus / New York Giants)
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