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Patriots Daily: Brenden Schooler Honored for Community Service
The New England Patriots organization only gives out one annual award, meant to represent something important to the Kraft family: community service. The Ron Burton Community Service Award is named after the first draft pick in franchise history. He made an impact both on the field and in the community. It’s a legacy of giving that both his actual family and Patriots family continue nearly 21 years after his passing.
Brenden Schooler received this year’s Ron Burton Community Service Award. Robert Kraft presented Schooler with the award at an event at Gillette Stadium on Wednesday night.
“He has been a special Patriots ambassador, positively impacting the lives of others,” Kraft said of Schooler. “We look forward to many more years of his contributions, both on and off the field.”
Patriots special teams star Brenden Schooler is the winner of the 2024 Ron Burton Community Service award. #WBZ pic.twitter.com/0wh9gzUXbh
— Steve Burton (@SteveBurtonWBZ) August 29, 2024
Schooler is a potential Patriots special teams captain this season after the retirement of Matthew Slater. The Patriots signed Schooler as an undrafted rookie free agent out of Texas in 2022. He quickly became a premier special teams player for New England, learning under Slater’s tutelage. Slater himself won the Ron Burton Community Service Award in 2013.
The Ron Burton Community Service Award was first given out in 2003, with Joe Andruzzi as the recipient. Schooler’s teammates Joe Cardona (2018), David Andrews (2020), Deatrich Wise Jr. (2022), and Jonathan Jones (2023) are past recipients as well.
Read more about the outstanding work done by the Ron Burton Training Village here.
Also in Thursday’s Patriots Daily:
Patriots Fact of the Day
Brenden Schooler will attempt to receive his first Pro Bowl selection this season. The NFL record for most Pro Bowl selections for a special teams player belongs to his former teammate, Matthew Slater (10).
Post of the Day
From the official New England Patriots X account from earlier this year, honoring Ron Burton himself:
From nothing, to everything.
A look back at the legacy of Ron Burton: https://t.co/yVZWB81zLM pic.twitter.com/2RZ5qsGwNE
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) February 16, 2024
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