Each week of the NFL season, the NFL Player’s Association awards a Community MVP for someone who’s making a positive impact in their community. This week, Pittsburgh Steelers OLB Alex Highsmith won the award “for distributing free backpacks, books, supplies, haircuts and nutritious snacks to 300+ kids at his third annual Back to School Bash in Pennsylvania,” per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The event was through Highsmith’s charity, the Alex Highsmith Family Foundation.
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Alex Highsmith is the Week 1 NFLPA Community MVP for distributing free backpacks, books, supplies, haircuts and nutritious snacks to 300+ kids at his third annual Back to School Bash in Pennsylvania.