{"id":126028,"date":"2026-01-16T18:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/126028\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T18:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:28:08","slug":"el-pasos-aaron-jones-cracks-top-3-for-nfl-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/126028\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso\u2019s Aaron Jones Cracks Top 3 for NFL Honor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to giving back, former UTEP Football player and current Vikings player, Aaron Jones isn\u2019t just running plays. He\u2019s changing lives.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kisselpaso.com\/aaron-jones-salute-to-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Just last year in November El Paso\u2019s Aaron Jones was named a 2025 Salute to Service Award nominee <\/a>and now he has officially been named a finalist for the 15th Annual NFL Salute to Service Award!<\/p>\n<p>The NFL\u2019s Salute to Service Award honors players who go above and beyond to support the military community, and Aaron has been doing exactly that for years.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/kisselpaso.com\/aaron-jones-top-100-nfl\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">El Paso\u2019s Aaron Jones Ranked in NFL\u2019s Top 100 Players of 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Aaron Jones Impact In El Paso Has Helped Hundreds<\/p>\n<p>Through the A&amp;A All The Way Foundation, which he co-founded with his brother Alvin, Aaron has turned his passion for football into a platform for purpose giving back to military families, kids in need, and communities that could use a little extra love.<\/p>\n<p>From hosting youth camps to surprising families with holiday gifts, Aaron\u2019s impact goes way beyond game day. His dedication to honoring service members was inspired by his own parents\u2019 military background and it proves that being a leader doesn\u2019t stop when the clock runs out.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Jones will be joining 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey and Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson as the finalists for this year\u2019s award.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/kisselpaso.com\/5-former-utep-miners-you-can-see-playing-in-the-nfl-today\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">5 Former UTEP Miners You Can See Playing In The NFL Today<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The \u201cPeople of El Paso\u201d loteria series<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Courtesy: Ware Portraits <\/p>\n<p>Only in El Paso: 5 Hilarious Mispronunciations<\/p>\n<p>El Pasoans shared the words they can\u2019t stop mispronouncing, and the results will make you laugh, cringe, and feel oddly seen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: CANVA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When it comes to giving back, former UTEP Football player and current Vikings player, Aaron Jones isn\u2019t just&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126029,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139,141,142,143,833],"class_list":{"0":"post-126028","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-el-paso","8":"tag-el-paso","9":"tag-el-paso-headlines","10":"tag-el-paso-news","11":"tag-featured-carousel","12":"tag-include-in-newsletter","13":"tag-local-el-paso","14":"tag-local-texas"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126028"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126028\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}