NEW YORK – Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones, San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle and Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Morgan Fox are finalists for the 14th annual Salute to Service award from the NFL presented by USAA.
The award is part of the NFL and USAA’s annual commitment to recognize and honor the military and veteran community.
Each of the 32 NFL teams nominated the candidate who best demonstrated their support for the military community. The nominees announced in November included active and retired players, coaches, executives and team personnel.
The Salute to Service Award winner will be announced at NFL Honors on February 6.
“Our three finalists for the 2024 Salute to Service Award deserve recognition for their long-standing and unwavering commitment to honoring the military community,” said Maj. Gen. (Ret.) John Richardson, USAA senior vice president and chief of military affairs. . “We congratulate Aaron Jones, George Kittle and Morgan Fox for continually using their platforms as NFL players to advance and enrich the lives of our military service members and their families by putting service to others before themselves.”
USAA will contribute $25,000 in honor of the award winner to official aid societies representing each of the military branches. The NFL Foundation will match that donation, which will go directly to the military charity of the recipient’s choice.
The finalists were selected based on a consensus vote of fans, an internal committee of the NFL and USAA.