NFL star Christian McCaffrey pays off layaway charges for military members

(CNN) — Carolina Panthers star Christian McCaffrey delivered a Christmas astonishment to dozens of subject families by paying disconnected their layaway balances.

The moving backmost announced done his instauration that he’d worked with the non-profit Pay Away the Layaway to wage the balances astatine each Army & Air Force Exchange and the Navy Exchange Service Command locations successful North Carolina, South Carolina and confederate Virginia.

The instauration paid disconnected the layaway accounts for 363 families, according to a quality release.

McCaffrey, who’s been with the Panthers since 2017, shared the quality earlier this week successful a video telephone with 22 members of the subject — which is besides his jersey number.

“We are highly blessed to bash it and truthful grateful for each of you guys who person served,” McCaffrey said successful the video.

The recipients clapped and raised their hands successful celebration, thanking McCaffrey aggregate times arsenic helium was speaking.

McCaffrey was nominated successful November for the 11th yearly NFL Salute to Service Award due to the fact that of his enactment for the subject community, according to the Panther’s website.

He is retired for the season aft injuring his ankle in the Panthers’ nonaccomplishment to the Miami Dolphins.