Finalists Named for 2025 NFLPA Alan Page Community Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The NFL Players Association is proud to announce the five finalists for the 2025 NFLPA Alan Page Community Award: Camryn Bynum (Minnesota), Demario Davis (New Orleans), Derrick Henry (Baltimore), Ryan Kelly (Indianapolis), and Darius Slayton (New York). Each will receive a $10,000 donation from the NFLPA toward his foundation or charity of choice.
This year’s winner will be announced at 12:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. CT on February 5 at the NFLPA’s annual Super Bowl press conference in New Orleans. The honoree will receive an additional $100,000 donation, courtesy of the NFLPA, to his foundation or charity of choice.
The Alan Page Community (APC) Award is the highest honor that the NFLPA can bestow upon a player. The award annually recognizes one union member who goes above and beyond to perform community service in his team city and/or hometown. As an award for the players and by the players, the winner will be determined next week through a league-wide digital vote by their NFL peers.
Bynum earned Week 15 NFLPA Community MVP honors after he treated 25 children from the Minnesota area to a $100 shopping spree, custom t-shirts, dinner, desserts and prizes. The following week, he celebrated his heritage at his foundation’s “Filipino Fiesta,” featuring traditional dances, cuisine, karaoke and a silent auction. Proceeds from the event, attended by over 300 people, supported initiatives such as building boats for underserved Filipino fishermen.
Davis, the Week 8 NFLPA Community MVP, celebrated his 100th consecutive start with the Saints in October by providing and helping construct 100 new beds for the local Covenant House, a shelter that helps youth in need overcome homelessness and human trafficking. The linebacker was also named an Alan Page Community Award finalist in 2020, which demonstrates his consistent dedication to improving the lives of the underserved in his team city through compassion and action.
Henry, recognized as the Week 10 NFLPA Community MVP, made a significant impact on Baltimore’s youth by distributing 465 winter coats to children at a local Baltimore elementary school. This was Henry’s second stop at the school after he delivered 200 backpacks filled with school supplies to students just a few months prior. His generosity provided warmth and encouragement to kids as they embarked on a new school year.
Kelly, the Week 13 NFLPA Community MVP, and his wife, Emma, hosted a community baby shower in Indianapolis, supporting over 300 families, including 150 expectant mothers. Partnering with Healthy Birth Day, Inc. and its Count the Kicks campaign, the event provided vital pregnancy resources. Held at the Colts facility, the event featured local organizations offering parenting guidance, a BBQ meal, a raffle and gift bags with baby essentials donated by the community.
Slayton, honored as the Week 16 NFLPA Community MVP, hosted a holiday party for 24 New York families in need. In teaming up with the NYPD, he selected families from the Far Rockaway, Harlem and Bronx Giants football programs, which foster police-community relations through mentorship, tutoring and sports for 150 boys across 20 schools. The event brought joy with gifts, games and holiday cheer, creating a special moment for families facing challenges.
A panel of judges from across labor, media, sport and service as well as more than 11,000 fans through a digital voting platform narrowed the pool of 18 NFLPA Community MVP candidates down to five finalists. The panel included DeLane Adams (Assistant Director of Communications at the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers), Anquan Boldin (former NFL wide receiver, 2014 NFLPA Alan Page Community Award winner and founder of Sport For Impact), Jeremiah Brown (former NFL player and current athlete engagement head for Players Coalition), Mike Jones (national NFL writer for The Athletic) and Eric (National Youth Council member for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, a supporting partner of this season’s NFLPA Community MVP campaign).
The nominees for the award were selected from the NFLPA’s 2024-25 Community MVP campaign, where one player was honored each week during the regular season for his outreach efforts. Each of the 18 Community MVPs was awarded $10,000 for his foundation or charity of choice and committed to making a virtual or in-person visit to a school, children’s hospital or community center as a way to broaden their goodwill efforts.
In commemoration of this weekly honor, our supporting partner Heartlent Group digitally created 18 unique football graphic book pages showcasing the players’ causes and team cities while highlighting the remarkable philanthropy demonstrated by each of this season’s Community MVPs.
For its 11th season, the Community MVP program teamed uup with two supporting partners: Young Minds Inspired (YMI) and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA). As the nation's leading provider of free educational outreach programs, YMI is bringing this year’s NFLPA Community MVPs to classrooms across the country through lesson plans about community service, inspired by the players' philanthropic work. BBBSA is also inviting this season’s Community MVPs to partner with its 230+ agencies across the country, providing these athletes with more opportunities to engage with youth through its volunteer-supported mentoring network.
Learn more about the NFLPA Alan Page Community Award.
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