Patrick Mahomes nominated for community service award by NFL Player’s Association
By Matt Conner
The National Football League’s Players Association announced the five finalists for the 2021 NFLPA Alan Page Community Award on Tuesday, and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was one of the civic heroes honored for his work in local communities.
Mahomes is already one of the NFL’s most celebrated athletes as it is for his on-field heroics that once again have the Chiefs on the verge of a Super Bowl title—which would be their second straight. Mahomes was named Super Bowl MVP last season, and he won the regular season Most Valuable Player award before that. Still only 25 years of age, Mahomes is setting franchise and league records with each passing season for productivity and the Chiefs rewarded him with the single most lucrative contract extension in American sports history.
Fortunately for Chiefs Kingdom, Mahomes is also very active off the field with myriad endeavors to help use his platform to make a meaningful impact. His charity, 15 & the Mahomies, finds impactful ways to improve the health and wellness of children, typically those in at-risk situations. Just last month, 15 & The Mahomies distributed $250,000 to various charities through 15 grants to a wide variety of endeavors working with children in various ways—from Special Olympics Missouri to literacy centers to the Boys & Girls Club of Greater K.C.
Per a press release, the NFLPA highlighted Mahomes for this award for his work to also help turn Arrowhead Stadium into an official polling station for the election in 2020. Mahomes took care of a $100K+ bill to install new voting machines that will be used for the next decade at his home field.
Beyond that, Mahomes has been involved as a community hero since he first arrived in Kansas City back in 2017 with numerous charitable gifts from scholarships for the children of fallen Navy Seals to partnerships with the KC Pet Project to building new playgrounds locally.
The NFLPA will give away the Alan Page award on February 4 at their annual Super Bowl press conference. The other finalists include Geno Atkins of the Cincinnati Bengals, Harrison Phillips of the Buffalo Bills, Hayden Hurst of the Atlanta Falcons, and Kevin Board of the Tennessee Titans
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