Raiders' Adam Butler Vies for Salute to Service
Fans can vote once a day at NFL.com/SaluteFanVote through Nov. 30 to help choose three finalists.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Military
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Las Vegas Raiders fans can now help decide who wins the NFL's Salute to Service Award, with the team's nominee, defensive tackle Adam Butler, on the ballot. Voting runs through Nov. 30 at NFL.com/SaluteFanVote, one vote per day.
Why it matters
The award honors players who give back to the military community, and the Raiders' nomination puts a local face on that work for valley residents who follow the team. Fan voting narrows the field to three finalists, so every daily vote counts toward which nominee advances.
The award is in its 16th year, and each of the league's 32 teams names one nominee, with fans allowed one vote per day through Nov. 30. Butler's father served 20 years in the Air Force and retired as a chief master sergeant, and the extraction does not report current vote totals.
The players
Adam Butler
Raiders defensive tackle named the team's nominee for the 2026 Salute to Service Award.
NFL
The league that runs the Salute to Service Award and its fan voting.
USAA
Sponsor of the Salute to Service Award and the NFL's official Salute to Service partner.
U.S. Vets Las Vegas
Valley veterans organization Butler partnered with for his My Cause My Cleats cause.
The details
Butler, who was named the Raiders' nominee, coached 50 active-duty service members through NFL Combine-style drills at USAA's annual Boot Camp and stayed afterward for photos and autographs. He also visited Creech Air Force Base, met more than 100 service members, and spent time with 500 military families and children at the Raiders Holiday Salute event. His My Cause My Cleats cause centers on active-duty military members and veterans, and he partnered with U.S. Vets Las Vegas on it.
Timeline
Nov. 30, 2026: fan voting for nominees closes at NFL.com/SaluteFanVote.
January 2027: the three finalists are scheduled to be announced.
Super Bowl week 2027: the winner is recognized at the NFL Honors awards show.
Beyond the Strip
Butler's nomination places a valley player inside the 16-year-old Salute to Service Award, which every NFL team takes part in through its own nominee. Because the Raiders are based here, the recognition connects a Las Vegas locker room to the military community that also has a presence in the region.
If you are a Raiders fan, you can cast one vote per day at NFL.com/SaluteFanVote until Nov. 30 to help pick the winner. The voting is quick, so it can be a daily habit through the close of the poll.
The takeaway
Fan votes are the one piece of this process residents can influence directly, one per day through Nov. 30. Watch for the January finalist announcement to see whether the Raiders' nominee advances.
What happens next
Fan voting closes Nov. 30, 2026, with finalists to be announced in January 2027 and the winner recognized at the NFL Honors awards show during Super Bowl week 2027.
Further reading
For more on service members and veterans in the valley, see the Military section.
More information
Cast your daily vote on the NFL fan voting page for the Salute to Service Award.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Las Vegas Sun.
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