{"id":310160,"date":"2024-02-09T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=310160"},"modified":"2024-02-09T13:31:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T19:31:37","slug":"prince-harry-shocks-nfl-players-by-appearing-at-super-bowl-honors-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/prince-harry-shocks-nfl-players-by-appearing-at-super-bowl-honors-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry Shocks NFL Players by Appearing at Super Bowl Honors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prince Harry made a surprise appearance on Thursday night at the annual NFL Honors event, held at Resorts World Las Vegas, leaving players starstruck.<\/p>\n

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Prince Harry announces the NFL Man of the Year Thursday night, but not before taking a few good-natured potshots at American football. (Image: Associated Press<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cAll you guys do on and off the field is truly remarkable,\u201d the 39-year-old royal told the crowd. \u201cYou are role models for millions in the way you carry yourselves and in the way you give back.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Duke of Sussex presented the Man of the Year Award, the highest honor of the night, to Cameron Heyward of the Pittsburgh Steelers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Harry referred to Heyward as \u201ca player who goes above and beyond\u201d and noted that his \u201cextraordinary commitment to helping others is a reflection of his own story.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 34-year-old defensive tackle founded the Heyward House in 2015 to help children with challenging home-life situations. Heyward, who lost his father as a teen, suffered from severe asthma as a child and didn\u2019t believe he would ever play a sport.<\/p>\n

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Cam Heyward can’t contain his glee at being honored by a royal. (Image: Associated Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cOh, man!\u201d Heyward said when he accepted the award. \u201cMan! Prince freaking Harry! Man, I\u2019m in shock. That\u2019s Prince Harry!\u201d<\/p>\n

Harry\u2019s appearance in Las Vegas was especially surprising since he had made global headlines a day earlier for jetting to Britain to see his father, King Charles III, following a statement from Buckingham Palace on Monday that the monarch was being treated for cancer.<\/p>\n

Before awarding Heyward, Harry joked about football\u2019s debt to a favorite British pastime.<\/p>\n

I really love how you stole rugby from us and you made it your own,\u201d<\/strong> he said. \u201cInstead of passing it backwards, just pass it forwards. Why not wear pads and a helmet? Of course, have an offense and defense — that makes sense. And why not take a breather every 15 seconds?<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cAnd you know what? Instead of a 10-month season, let\u2019s just make it 18 weeks. Genius!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Prince Harry made a surprise appearance on Thursday night at the annual NFL Honors event, held at Resorts World Las Vegas, leaving players starstruck. \u201cAll you guys do on and off the field is truly remarkable,\u201d the 39-year-old royal told the crowd. \u201cYou are role models for millions in the way you carry yourselves and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":310168,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81886,82961],"tags":[89436,87970,89819,89818,87962,81101],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPrince Harry Shocks NFL Players by Appearing at Super Bowl Honors - Casino.org<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Prince Harry made a surprise appearance on Thursday night at the annual NFL Honors event, held at Resorts World Las Vegas, leaving players starstruck.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/prince-harry-shocks-nfl-players-by-appearing-at-super-bowl-honors-ceremony\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Prince Harry Shocks NFL Players by Appearing at Super Bowl Honors - 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