Detroit’s Jameson Williams Named Week 15 NFLPA Community MVP
Detroit’s Jameson Williams Named Week 15 NFLPA Community MVP
Washington, D.C. – Jameson Williams has been selected as the Week 15 NFL Players Association (NFLPA) Community MVP after providing 250 brand-new winter coats to students at DBG Detroit, a youth organization that offers mentorship, educational support and resources to local kids.
“I'm excited to be selected as the NFLPA Community MVP. I do things in the communities that I am connected to because it is important to me that young people are able to see they can make something of themselves with hard work too,” Williams said. “It also is important to me to help families that are less fortunate because you never know how much of a difference that one thing I do might help them.”
On December 5, a day after taking the field with the Detroit Lions on Thursday Night Football, Williams visited DBG to help students try on their new coats — each one pre-ordered and specifically sized for the children. Williams also spent time tossing a football with the kids, answering their questions and talking with them about life, resilience and leadership. His presence served as an extension of DBG’s mission to prepare youth for success in school and in their communities.
In addition to distributing winter coats, the Jameson Williams Foundation teamed up with Comerica Bank to make a $10,000 donation to DBG. The funds will help fuel the organization’s expanding efforts in workforce development, college and career readiness and STEM lab programming.
This event marked the latest effort in what has been a busy and impactful year for Williams and his foundation, which centers its work on strengthening the communities that raised him with a focus on youth sports, education and supporting families in need. A week before his winter coat initiative, the fourth-year pro hosted a private, free Thanksgiving dinner for Detroit families — including several DBG students and their loved ones — that offered them a warm holiday meal and fellowship. And in October, Williams welcomed more than 400 children and their families to a Halloween trunk-or-treat event in downtown Detroit featuring decorated cars, bounce houses, local food trucks and plenty of candy and costumes.
This past summer, Williams also held a free football camp for 400 kids in his hometown of St. Louis and hosted Jamo Day in Detroit, providing 700 backpacks filled with school supplies for kids across St. Louis and Detroit.
In recognition of Williams being named NFLPA Community MVP for Week 15, the NFL Players Association will donate $10,000 to his nonprofit of choice. Along with the other Community MVPs from this season, he will also be eligible for the Alan Page Community Award, which is the NFLPA’s highest player honor and includes an additional $100,000 donation.
As part of a new supporting partnership with GoFundMe, fans can now also make a donation directly to the Jameson Williams Foundation here. All donations are tax-deductible and will go directly to the player's selected nonprofit.
Now in its 12th season, the NFLPA’s award-winning Community MVP campaign is part of the union’s continued efforts to support the year-round civic outreach and engagement of its player members. Community MVPs are selected by a committee of NFLPA staff that reviews the weekly nominees, which are submitted by players, agents, marketing representatives and NFL team staff. For more information about NFLPA Community MVP program, visit here.
2025-26 NFLPA Community MVP Winners:
Week 1: Garett Bolles, Denver Broncos
Week 2: Osa Odighizuwa, Dallas Cowboys
Week 3: Jeremy Chinn, Las Vegas Raiders
Week 4: Trent Sherfield, Denver Broncos
Week 5: Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons
Week 6: Justin Reid, New Orleans Saints
Week 7: Jonnu Smith, Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 8: Rashod Bateman, Baltimore Ravens
Week 9: Nakobe Dean, Philadelphia Eagles
Week 10: Dion Dawkins, Buffalo Bills
Week 11: Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears
Week 12: Solomon Thomas, Dallas Cowboys
Week 13: Christian Benford, Buffalo Bills
Week 14: DeShon Elliott, Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 15: Jameson Williams, Detroit Lions
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