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Colin Kaepernick named NFLPA Community MVP for Week 1

The NFLPA has a weekly award they hand out called Community MVP, and the latest winner is an interesting one. Free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick received the award this week for his work “empowering underserved communities through donations and grassroots outreach.” He received his award a week after J.J. Watt received the award for his work raising money for victims of Hurricane Harvey.

Here’s what the NFLPA press release had to say.

Colin Kaepernick has been named Week 1 NFLPA Community MVP for his commitment to empowering underserved communities through donations and grassroots outreach.