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WASHINGTON (AP) —ver Broncos linebacker Von Miller are among five finalists for the NFL Players Association’s Alan Page Community Award.Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Geno Atkins Womens Brian Burns Jersey , New York Jets left tackle Kelvin Beachum and Los Angeles Rams left tackle Andrew Whitworth are also finalists for the award, which annually recognizes players for exceptional community service in their team cities and hometowns.Each of the finalists will receive an additional $10,000 for his foundation or charity of choice Christian Miller Baltimore Ravens Jersey , with the winner determined through a vote by their NFL peers. The recipient will be announced on Jan. 31 at the NFLPA’s Super Bowl press conference in Atlanta and will get a $100,000 donation.The award was previously known as the Byron Whizzer White Award before being re-established this past fall to honor Page, a Pro Football Hall of Famer who was active with the NFLPA as a player representative in the 1970s and continues to have an impact.Philadelphia defensive end Chris Long won the award last year. Panthers coach Ron Rivera is going to have a little help with in-game situations this year Womens Christian Miller Jersey , and he’s getting it from a familiar face.The Panthers announced their coaching staff changes, including recently reported additions of Everette Brown as assistant linebackers coach and Ben Jacobs as assistant special teams coach.The new responsibility for helping Rivera as game management coach will go to Sam Mills III, who has been with the staff for 15 years. He’ll assist Rivera with clock management Christian Miller Baltimore Ravens Jersey , replay challenges and “other situational football analysis.”The son of the legendary Panthers linebacker, Mills has spent the last eight years as assistant defensive line coach. He recently served as head coach for the East-West Shrine Game.“Sam sees the game from a different perspective,” Rivera said in the team’s release. “He’s very interested in how the league operates Greg Olsen Jersey 2019 , how the game operates. By that I mean he’s a guy that pays attention to the rules, he pays attention to replay and he understands time management and score management.”Since Rivera’s going to continue to call defensive plays, coordinator Eric Washington will be able to concentrate more on being a line coach Blue Greg Olsen Jersey , which he was good at prior to being promoted after the Panthers lost coordinators to head coaching jobs the last two years.