Laquon Treadwell Named NFLPA Community MVP After Survivor-Focused High Tea
Archival and illustrative photograph: Laquon Treadwell at an event in Scottsdale, Arizona on February 9, 2023. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Shown full frame by HuddleUp; This photograph does not depict the October 2026 high tea, the survivors or their families.
By Stacy James · HuddleUp NFL Sports Desk
Event date: October 23, 2026
The NFL Players Association named Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Laquon Treadwell its Week 7 Community MVP after a Breast Cancer Awareness Month gathering designed around survivors and their daughters.
The recognition matters because the event was not built around a player appearance alone. Treadwell and his Lead the Way Foundation partnered with Indiana Women In Need for a high tea that included a luncheon, jewelry-making, gift bags and family photographs. The structure put survivors and family connection at the center.
Recognition followed a specific act of care
The Colts’ official report said the event welcomed breast cancer survivors and their daughters. It also recognized 14-year-old Kayla as the season’s third Laquon’s Leaders in Training honoree, with two Colts tickets included in the honor.
The NFLPA’s announcement made Treadwell the Week 7 Community MVP and directed a $10,000 donation to the Lead the Way Foundation. He also joins the season’s other weekly honorees as an eligible candidate for the NFLPA’s annual Alan Page Community Award.
NBC Sports independently reported that Treadwell and his wife, Victoria, provided professional family photo sessions and other gifts for the honorees.
Why the event design matters
HuddleUp analysis: Athlete philanthropy is strongest when the people being served are treated as participants rather than scenery. A mother-daughter format created room for memory-making and mutual support, while the youth recognition connected the day to Treadwell’s longer mentorship work.
The NFLPA honor adds money and visibility, but the useful measure is whether a program has a clear beneficiary, a credible partner and work that can continue after the cameras leave. Here, the partnership with Indiana Women In Need and the foundation’s existing youth initiative provide that structure.
A platform used beyond Sundays
Treadwell’s football role and community role are different, and neither needs to be exaggerated to make the other meaningful. The Week 7 honor recognizes service already completed; it is not a claim that one luncheon resolves the medical, financial or emotional burdens associated with breast cancer.
What it does show is how a veteran player’s platform can be used with specificity: identify a community, work through an organization already close to that community and design an experience around dignity.
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