NFL Stars Who Give Back: Inspiring Stories of Charity and Community Service

Football is all about intense rivalries, trash-talking and tackling. However, there is a side to these NFL stars that remains unknown to fans - how generous they are and how they are all about working for the community, a way to give back to the community that made them stars. In the last few years, our NFL stars have begun prioritising - social justice issues, promoting healthcare initiatives and bettering communities. The NFL league is full of famous faces who are committed to using their platforms and their hefty paychecks to help others.

To name a few of such generous NFL players, Russel Wilson, Travis Kelce, Devin McCourty and others have made it a mission to give back to their communities in the form of fundraisers, charities and activism, demonstrating their values both on and off the field.

Russell Wilson Helps Combat Food Insecurity and Systemic Racism

Wilson has kept himself focused on feeding families, underprivileged children and seniors who experience the shortage of food. Along with his wife, R&B singer, Ciara, he has donated $1 million to Feeding America, a hunger-relief nonprofit. With his Why Not You Foundation, the NFL star has also collaborated with DoorDash, the Rockefeller Foundation and United Way Worldwide to help Ride United deliver supplies and food to 175 communities across the country.

Wilson has also shown support to fight systemic racism by supporting the Black Lives Matter movement through billboards and digital billboards across the U.S.

Travis Kelce Advocates for Children Living in Underserved Communities

Travis Kecle, Kansas City Chiefs tight end, has been focused on helping kids living in low-income areas of Kansas City.

While partnering with Operation Breakthrough, an organization that assists families with low incomes, Kelce has spent time with families personally and donated $500,000 to help the organization purchase a new building. His 87 & Running Foundation also made a $26,000 donation to keep the doors open during the pandemic.

Kelce’s Foundation also works to promote childhood education by helping kids in disadvantaged communities gain access to better education and to athletic, STEM and arts programs. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kelce’s donations helped more than 2,300 kids gain access to remote learning equipment and tutoring programs.