New York Jets linebacker Brandon Copeland, who was awarded the Alan Page Community Award by the NFL Players Association Jan. 30 for his work off the field, says he wants to create a sustainable future for Baltimore youth.
Since 1967, the NFLPA has awarded players with exceptional community service with the Byron “Whizzer” White Award, which is now called the Alan Page Community Award after a change in 2018. Copeland was excited to be greeted with the award by Page himself at the NFL Honors award show Feb. 1.
“To have a person who’s made such an impact on the field and an extreme impact off the field … literally, that’s everything I want to embody,” Copeland said on Glenn Clark Radio Feb. 3.
Page, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1988, was a defensive tackle in the NFL from 1967-1981. He then spent time as an NFLPA player rep and executive committee member, before serving in the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1993-2015.
