3 Pro Bowl players named finalists for NFL's Salute to Service Award

USAA connected Thursday announced the 3 finalists for the NFL's Salute to Service Award, and a dynasty successful San Francisco could beryllium connected the rise.

After 49ers prima George Kittle took location the grant past year, Christian McCaffrey is among 3 finalists for the league's award, on with Dallas Cowboys choky extremity Jake Ferguson and Minnesota Vikings moving backmost Aaron Jones arsenic the finalists — Jones was a finalist past year, arsenic well.

"The finalists for the 15th Annual Salute to Service Award presented by USAA person utilized their platforms to beryllium exceptional advocates for the subject community, reminding america that work doesn’t halt erstwhile the azygous comes off," Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Bob Whittle, Senior Vice President and Head of Military Affairs astatine USAA, said successful a release. 

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Christian McCaffrey, Jake Ferguson, and Aaron Jones are this year's Salute to Service Award finalists. (, G Fiume, and John Fisher/Getty Images)

"The NFL and USAA applaud Jake Ferguson, Aaron Jones, and Christian McCaffrey arsenic deserving finalists who person demonstrated precisely what the grant stands for — utilizing the powerfulness of shot to link with, empower, admit and uplift our work members, veterans and their families."

McCaffrey launched 23 and Troops successful 2021 to absorption connected post-traumatic accent and athlete-level attraction for veterans. The instauration has raised $700,000 for subject enactment and paid disconnected vacation layaway for 515 subject families.

San Francisco 49ers moving backmost Christian McCaffrey (23) celebrates his touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons successful the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot game, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, successful Santa Clara, California. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

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Ferguson has partnered with USAA to sojourn section subject bases and supported the National Medal of Honor Museum, including an lawsuit successful 2024 successful which 900 students joined successful idiosyncratic and thousands much virtually.

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

The victor volition beryllium announced astatine NFL Honors successful San Francisco connected Feb. 5, the aforesaid nighttime the MVP, Offensive and Defensive Players and Rookies, and Coach of the Year volition beryllium crowned.

George Kittle of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates aft a touchdown with Christian McCaffrey of the San Francisco 49ers during the 4th fourth successful the crippled against the Seattle Seahawks astatine Levi's Stadium connected Dec. 10, 2023 successful Santa Clara, California.  (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

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Whittle and Kittle volition beryllium among those connected the judging sheet for the award.

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