Christian McCaffrey Nominated For 2025 Salute to Service Award

photo credit: San Francisco 49ers

Briana Jeannel Team Reporter

The NFL has announced San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey as a 2025 nominee for the annual Salute to Service Award.

McCaffrey's unwavering dedication to uplifting the military community is rooted in a deep respect for commitment to service, and his approach to both military efforts and his own craft reflects a resilient, determined, and inspiring ethos—one that champions mental and physical health and serves as a catalyst for change.

Through the Christian McCaffrey Foundation, founded on the principle of serving those who serve us for the benefit of many, McCaffrey has consistently honored and empowered servicemen and women who are frontline heroes in our community.

The foundation's primary initiative, 23 and Troops, launched in 2021 and guides their military appreciation efforts, providing a medically based, holistic health approach to help Special Operations forces veterans as they heal from PTS. McCaffrey believes "Whether it's mental health or physical health, I want veterans to be treated just like us athletes. As athletes, we get the top-of-the-line treatment all the time, and I want to bring some of those techniques into the military, so that during their service and after their service, they are taken care of."