The NFL annually awards players, coaches, staff, and alumni who have demonstrated a commitment to honoring and supporting military and veteran communities. On Friday, Jeremy Reaves was announced as the Washington Commanders 2024 Salute to Service Award nominee.
Head Coach Dan Quinn elaborated a bit on this during his weekly Friday press conference.
“We announced that today in the team meeting and we rely heavily on the military and some of the influence they have because I just, I felt like they have done team better than anybody.”
The Commanders on their team website took a moment to convey to the public that Reaves has gladly done more than his share to recognize and support the military and their families.
During his time with the team, Reaves has taken part in countless military base visits across the DMV – creating meaningful touchpoints between armed forces, their families and the Commanders community. During training camp, Reaves is often the last player on the field spending time empowering members of the military and veteran communities. Additionally, he has made numerous visits to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he spent time with our wounded, ill, and injured service members thanking them for their sacrifices.
Quinn went out of his way to express what type of player in the locker room Reaves is for the organization. “Great teammates make great teams, and Jeremy Reaves is a great teammate, and so we’re all really pumped for him to be our nominee for the Salute to Service award because, yeah, he represents everything that you’d want in a teammate, and that’s why I thought it was so impactful today.”
Reaves was the Pro Bowl special teams representative after his glowing 2022 season on the Washington coverage teams. In addition, when Adam Peters became general manager, he pursued and re-signed Reaves during the early free-agent signing period.
Reaves has four tackles this season, playing only four defensive snaps, but 138 special teams snaps.
