IAM Assistant Director of Communications DeLane Adams recently joined an incredible panel of judges to help narrow 18 outstanding candidates to five finalists for the 2026 NFL Players Association (NFLPA) Alan Page Community Award. More than 6,000 fans also participated through a digital voting platform.
The panel also included Anquan Boldin (former NFL wide receiver, 2014 NFLPA Alan Page Community Award winner, and founder of Sport for Impact), Mike Jones (national NFL writer for The Athletic), and Margaret Richardson (Chief Marketing and Corporate Affairs Officer at GoFundMe).
The Alan Page Community (APC) Award is the highest honor that the NFLPA can bestow upon a player. The award annually recognizes one union member who goes above and beyond to perform community service in their team’s city and/or hometown. As an award for the players and by the players, the winner is determined through a league-wide digital vote by their NFL peers.
The five finalists for the 2026 NFLPA Alan Page Community Award:
- Garett Bolles (Denver Broncos)
- Dion Dawkins (Buffalo Bills)
- Nakobe Dean (Philadelphia Eagles)
- Derrick Henry (Baltimore Ravens)
- Caleb Williams (Chicago Bears)
Denver’s Garett Bolles was named the 2026 NFLPA Alan Page Community Award Winner.
Garett Bolles, selected by his fellow NFL players through a league-wide digital vote, received a $100,000 donation from the NFLPA for his GB3 Foundation.The winner was announced Feb. 3 at the NFLPA’s Super Bowl press conference in San Francisco.
Bolles earned Week 1 NFLPA Community MVP honors after he and his wife, Natalie, opened the Bjorem + Bolles Childhood Apraxia Training Center in Parker, Colorado. Founded through the GB3 Foundation and the I Am King Initiative, the first-of-its-kind facility was inspired by their son Kingston and is dedicated to training speech-language pathologists in the assessment and treatment of Childhood Apraxia of Speech. Funded by a six-figure personal donation from the Bolles family, the center provides hands-on education, specialized curriculum, and family-centered resources to empower children with apraxia and give them a voice.
“It was an honor to represent the IAM Union and the labor movement on this distinguished panel,” said Adams. “The commitment these NFL players demonstrate to their communities mirrors the same dedication other union members show every day in serving their neighbors and fellow workers. I want to thank Brandon Parker, NFLPA director of media and community relations, for inviting me to be part of this important process. Congratulations to Denver Broncos’ Garett Bolles on this well-deserved recognition, and to all 18 outstanding candidates who are making a real difference in people’s lives.”
The IAM has a long history with the NFL Players Association that includes providing them with office space for many years at IAM Headquarters during the NFLPA’s early years.
“The IAM Union is proud to have DeLane representing the IAM in the judging of these remarkable athletes who understand that real leadership means lifting up your community,” said IAM International President Brian Bryant. “The NFLPA’s Community MVP campaign is a tremendous program. I want to congratulate Denver Broncos’ Garett Bolles and all the other finalists. They represent the best of what it means to be a union member, standing up for those who need it most.”
The annual Alan Page Community Award has been presented by the NFLPA continuously since 1967. The award was renamed in 2018 in honor of Alan Page, a Pro Football Hall of Famer who served on the Minnesota Supreme Court and was a stalwart for the players’ union as an executive committee member and a pioneer for social justice.
The NFLPA’s award-winning Community MVP campaign is part of the union’s ongoing efforts to support its player members’ year-round civic outreach and engagement. Community MVPs are selected by a committee of NFLPA staff that reviews weekly nominees submitted by players, agents, marketing representatives, and NFL team staff.
Each NFLPA Community MVP receives a $10,000 donation from his union toward his nonprofit of choice.
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