Jets linebacker Brandon Copeland is being recognized for his involvement in the community.
Copeland is one of five finalists for the NFLPA Alan Page Community Award. It’s the highest honor the NFLPA can bestow on a player. During the last week of the regular season, Copeland was named the NFLPA’s Community MVP.
Copeland helped over 300 underprivileged youth for the holidays. He took the kids on shopping sprees throughout New York and New Jersey to make sure they had gifts for the holiday season.
Copeland does all of these events through his Beyond the Basics Foundation. The NFLPA has already donated $10,000 to his foundation to help with future events.
The Jets have a handful of players that are involved in the community. Kelvin Beachum already won the NFLPA’s Community MVP with his drive collecting water bottles and assisting with the United Way of Greater Newark. Meanwhile, Jonotthan Harrison is the Jets’ Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee this year because of his fight against bullying in schools.
It certainly wasn’t a good year for the Jets on the field, but it’s good to see individuals on the team being recognized for their work off of it.