Arik Armstead is a renowned NFL player and an Operating Advisor at Bessemer Venture Partners. On the field, he is a force to be reckoned with and was recently named the 2024 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year. Off the field, Arik inspires entrepreneurs as a performance coach, motivational speaker and mental resilience trainer for leadership teams.

Arik Armstead (born November 15, 1993) is an American professional football defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the 2015 NFL draft.

Thus, the Arik Armstead Football Camp evolved into the Armstead Academic Project, which works with business leaders to expose high school students to different careers, many of which don’t require a degree. Armstead runs Armstead Academic Project with his wife, Mindy.

4 days ago · Arik Armstead, whose Armstead Academic Project supports early childhood education, was selected as the Walter Payton Man of the Year on Thursday night.The Sacramento native, who openly discusses ...

4 days ago · Armstead's best NFL year remains the 2019 campaign that ended in the Super Bowl. He finished that regular season with 54 total tackles, a career-high 10 sacks, two forced fumble and one fumble ...

5 days ago · JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Arik Armstead became the second Jaguars player to win the Walter Payton Man of the Year award at the NFL Honors event on Thursday night, the headliner in a tough evening of ...

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5 days ago · NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Arik Armstead, whose Armstead Academic Project supports early childhood education, was selected the Walter Payton Man of the Year on Thursday night. Armstead, who openly discusses how his difficulty reading as a child made him self-conscious, routinely visits schools and reads to children ...

5 days ago · When Arik Armstead arrived in Duval after nine seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, the veteran defensive lineman didn't leave his altruistic nature behind. As a member of the Jacksonville ...

5 days ago · He may no longer play for the 49ers, but Arik Armstead is more than deserving of the Walter Payton Man of the Year award. From 2020 through 2023, the San Francisco 49ers regularly named defensive ...