Once a player has been named Community MVP, he is not eligible to win again during the same season. Each week’s runners-up will be recognized by name with a photo and description of their charity work on the following Tuesday in a social media post. Community MVPs will be announced on Friday of each week in order to gain maximum promotional exposure. Become eligible for the annual Alan Page Community Award, which is the highest honor that the NFLPA can bestow upon a player.Ĭommunity MVPs will be selected by a committee of NFLPA staff.Have a customized Community MVP T-shirt or hoodie made by our supporting partner ASA that will be sold on its website, with a portion of all proceeds going toward the player’s foundation or charity of choice.Receive a $10,000 donation from the NFLPA toward the player's foundation or charity of choice.Through The Page Education Foundation, which was founded by him and his late wife Diane, minority students are provided with financial and mentoring assistance in exchange for the students’ commitment to engage in community volunteer work.Įach week during the regular season, the NFLPA will recognize one active NFL player who has demonstrated a commitment to making a positive impact in his community.įor being named Community MVP, each weekly honoree will: After hanging up his cleats in 1981, he soared up the legal ladder and became the first African-American elected to the Minnesota Supreme Court, where he served until 2015.Īlthough he’s retired from football and the bench, Page is still fighting the good fight.
Gridiron great by day and legal scholar by night, Page earned his law degree from the University of Minnesota while still playing in the NFL. Possessing an endurance that was out of this world, the All-Pro defensive lineman played in 218 consecutive games for the Minnesota Vikings and became the first player to win the Defensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards in the same season.Īlong the way, he was never afraid to fight for justice as an NFLPA player rep and member of the union’s Executive Committee.
Half Pro Football Hall of Famer, half Minnesota Supreme Court associate justice, Alan Page has always used his powers for good.