{"id":322931,"date":"2026-11-07T06:06:12","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T06:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/322931\/"},"modified":"2026-11-07T06:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T06:06:12","slug":"steelers-christian-kuntz-named-nflpa-community-mvp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/322931\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers\u2019 Christian Kuntz named NFLPA community MVP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 This article originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/\">SteelersNOW.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Pittsburgh Steelers long snapper <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/tag\/christian-kuntz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Kuntz<\/a> has won the NFLPA Community MVP Award for his community work in his hometown of Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Kuntz led two community events in one week. The Steelers\u2019 long snapper donated $10,000 to Pittsburgh Morrow school to help open a new resource room, which will provide free shoes, uniforms, winter jackets, hygiene products, and food for more than 200 students and 70 economically disadvantaged families each month. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">That same week, his Kuntz 4 Ki6s Foundation hosted its first Halloween Bash, welcoming 80 local kids for trick-or-treating, pumpkin decorating, food, and a chance to pick out a free costume.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">With Kuntz being named Community MVP, the NFLPA is donating $10,000 to the Kuntz 4 Ki6s Foundation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuntz4ki6sfoundation.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Kuntz 4 Ki6s Foundation<\/a> was started in 2023 by Kuntz. 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