Finalists Named for 2026 NFLPA Alan Page Community Award
Finalists Named for 2026 NFLPA Alan Page Community Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The NFL Players Association is proud to announce the five finalists for the 2026 NFLPA Alan Page Community Award: Garett Bolles (Denver), Dion Dawkins (Buffalo), Nakobe Dean (Philadelphia), Derrick Henry (Baltimore), and Caleb Williams (Chicago). 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 1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT on February 3 at the NFLPA’s annual Super Bowl press conference in San Francisco. 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 through a league-wide digital vote by their NFL peers.
Garett Bolles earned Week 1 NFLPA Community MVP honors after he and his wife, Natalie, opened the Bjorem + Bolles Childhood Apraxia Training Center in Parker, Colorado. Founded through the GB3 Foundation and the I Am King Initiative, the first-of-its-kind facility was inspired by their son Kingston and is dedicated to training speech-language pathologists in the assessment and treatment of Childhood Apraxia of Speech. Funded by a six-figure personal donation from the Bolles family, the center provides hands-on education, specialized curriculum and family-centered resources to empower children with apraxia and give them a voice.
Dion Dawkins was named the NFLPA’s Week 10 Community MVP after he treated several Western New York classrooms to all-expenses-paid educational outings through his “Shnow Day” field trip program. Launched this season by Dawkins and his Dion’s Dreamers foundation, the initiative selected students from more than 450 classroom applications to experience hands-on learning adventures — including trips to the Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature Reserve, Highmark Stadium, the Aquarium of Niagara and the Buffalo Battleground arcade park. Dawkins’ “Shnow Day” program creates memorable, educational experiences that reinforce his commitment to giving back to the Buffalo community he proudly calls family.
Nakobe Dean earned Week 9 NFLPA Community MVP honors after supporting hundreds of Philadelphia-area families through his Community Giveback Doubleheader Week in October. The Philadelphia Eagles linebacker and his Kind Hearts 4 Lyfe Foundation partnered with the Oral Health Impact Project to provide more than 100 students at Julia de Burgos Elementary School with free dental cleanings, screenings and supplies as part of a season-long school tour. Days later, Dean hosted a second giveback at KIPP Philadelphia Preparatory Academy, distributing 1,000 winter coats while also providing 600 meals, 200 free haircuts and 300 health screenings for local students and families.
Derrick Henry, the Week 18 NFLPA Community MVP, spread holiday joy to underserved youth in three cities through his Two All Foundation. During the Christmas season, the Baltimore Ravens running back delivered gifts and experiences to children in Baltimore, Nashville and his hometown of Yulee, Florida. His efforts included providing gift cards to students at two Baltimore elementary schools, hosting a holiday shopping spree for children at the Nashville Boys & Girls Club, and leading his annual Christmas giveaway in Yulee, where hundreds of kids selected toys to celebrate the season. This marks the second straight year that Henry has been selected as a finalist for the Alan Page Community Award.
Caleb Williams, the Week 11 NFLPA Community MVP, hosted 40 members of his youth football team, Caleb Williams Elite, for a transformative weekend in Chicago through his Caleb Cares Foundation. The second-year pro covered travel, lodging and programming for the group, which included an AI workshop as well as end zone seats at Soldier Field to watch Williams play. Following the game, the student-athletes met with Bears executives and later joined Williams for a postgame discussion focused on leadership, belief and pursuing one’s passions.
A panel of judges from across labor, media, sport and service as well as more than 6,000 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), Mike Jones (national NFL writer for The Athletic) and Margaret Richardson (Chief Marketing and Corporate Affairs Officer at GoFundMe).
For its 12th season, the Community MVP program teamed up with GoFundMe to amplify the impact of players’ inspiring initiatives. Donation links to all 18 player-selected foundations can be found here. All donations are tax-deductible and will go directly to the player’s selected nonprofit.
In commemoration of this weekly honor, our supporting partner Heartlent Group digitally created 18 unique football graphic newspaper pages showcasing the players’ causes and team cities while highlighting the remarkable philanthropy demonstrated by each of this season’s Community MVPs. The creative studio also worked with an artist to spray paint commemorative portraits and a mural featuring the five Alan Page Community Award finalists.
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. Learn more about the Community MVP campaign and the Alan Page Community Award here.
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