Christian McCaffrey, Jim Harbaugh headline NFL's Salute to Service nominees

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The National Football League has announced its 32 nominees, one from each organization, for the Salute to Service Award.

The award recognizes NFL players, coaches, staff and alumni who make exceptional efforts to honor and support military and veteran communities, and Christian McCaffrey and Jim Harbaugh are among those nominated.

The San Francisco 49ers running back's commitment to the military community stems from a deep respect for service and a belief in supporting mental and physical wellness. McCaffrey's foundation’s flagship initiative, 23andTroops, focuses on healing from post-traumatic stress using athlete-level care. The foundation has invested nearly $700,000 in military support and also paid off holiday layaway balances for 515 military families.

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Christian McCaffrey and Jim Harbaugh are among nominees for the NFL Salute to Service Award. (Cary Edmondson/Imagn Images. Denny Medley/Imagn Images)

McCaffrey also actively participates in Salute to Service, connecting with active-duty members, veterans and Gold Star families, and showcases 23andTroops through the league’s My Cause My Cleats initiative. He represented the Wounded Warrior Project in 2019 and 2020 and the Logan Project in each of the last two seasons.

Since taking the helm as the Los Angeles Chargers head coach in 2024, Harbaugh has hosted T.A.P.S. families at practices, welcomed Gold Star families to games and brought team activities directly to military bases and Navy carriers. Ahead of this season, Harbaugh welcomed more than 2,500 military personnel, veterans and their families to two training camp practices