Overview
- USAA and the NFL announced the three finalists Thursday for the 15th annual recognition of outstanding support for service members, veterans and their families.
- Christian McCaffrey’s foundation and its 23 and Troops initiative target PTSD recovery with athlete-level care, investing about $700,000 including support for REBOOT Recovery and Resilience Code.
- Aaron Jones, raised in a military family, advances youth and family programs through the A&A All the Way Foundation and joined an NFL-USO tour to bases in Kuwait, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
- Jake Ferguson partners with USAA on base visits and supports the National Medal of Honor Museum, helping lead a 2024 Character Playbook LIVE event that reached thousands of students at AT&T Stadium.
- Fan voting helped surface the finalists before NFL and USAA evaluation, with judges including George Kittle, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Bob Whittle, Chad Hennings, Jim Mora Sr. and Christina Dorfler, and USAA plus the NFL Foundation set to contribute matching $25,000 donations tied to the winner.