NFL announces finalists for Salute to Service Award

The NFL and USAA announced connected Thursday that Aaron Jones, George Kittle and Morgan Fox person been named the finalists for the Salute to Service Award.

The grant was archetypal fixed retired successful 2012 arsenic portion of the NFL's and USAA's committedness to admit and grant the military and seasoned community.

"Our 3 finalists for the 2024 Salute to Service Award are each deserving of designation for their long-standing and unwavering committedness to honoring the subject community," said retired Maj. Gen. John Richardson, USAA elder vice president and caput of subject affairs. "We commend Aaron Jones, George Kittle and Morgan Fox for continually utilizing their platforms arsenic NFL players to beforehand and enrich the lives of our subject work members and their families, putting work to others supra themselves."

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

The moving backmost Jones, who had a vocation resurgence with the Minnesota Vikings, grew up successful a subject household; his father, Alvin, served 29 years successful the Army, portion his mother, Vurgess, served for 27. Jones' older brother, Xavier, serves successful the Air Force.

Jones and his duplicate member Alvin Jr., founded the A&A All the Way Foundation successful 2020 to enactment the younker of subject families.

Kittle, the San Francisco 49ers choky end, hosts subject members for each Niners location game, and helium and his household created an app to connection escaped intelligence wellness services for veterans. Kittle has donated implicit $250,000 to subject nonprofits and further highlighted subject organizations done My Cause My Cleats.

PATRIOTS LEGEND VINCE WILFORK SAYS 'BS' JEROD MAYO FIRING WAS A 'SETUP'

Fox, the L.A. Chargers' antiaircraft end, besides grew up successful a subject community, and donated 100 tickets to veterans. He has hosted members of the Wounded Warrior Project astatine Chargers practices.

New England Patriots agelong snapper Joe Cardona, who played assemblage shot astatine Navy, was named the victor of the Salute to Service Award past year.

The victor volition beryllium announced astatine NFL Honors connected Feb. 6, the aforesaid nighttime arsenic the MVP, Offensive and Defensive Players and Rookies, and Coach of the Year volition beryllium crowned.

Follow Fox News Digital’s sports sum connected X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.