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Nate Wiggins Named Week 5 NFLPA Community MVP

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Nate Wiggins had his best game as a pro against the Bills, but his success wasn't just limited to the field.

Wiggins was named the Week 5 NFLPA Community MVP, becoming just the third rookie to earn the award in the program's 11-year history.

The 21-year-old Wiggins and numerous other Ravens teamed up with the American Cancer Society and the Susan G. Komen Foundation to celebrate the NFL's Crucial Catch initiative by surprising 35 breast cancer patients and survivors with a spa day at M&T Bank Stadium.

Each woman received a custom-fitted wig through Wiggins' Wiggs Worldwide Foundation. The event was a part of Wiggins' "Wiggs For Warriors" campaign which aims to donate 200 wigs to those impacted by breast cancer in his hometown of Atlanta and Baltimore.

"There's just a lot of people I know that have battled cancer in the past," Wiggins said. "I just wanted to help the community and the ladies with breast cancer."

Those at the event, which was held in the Ravens' locker room, also received makeovers, massages, a make-your-own-flower bouquet, food, and got to hang out with the players.

"Thank God for these wonderful people who are taking time out of their busy schedule to come and make us feel really good," cancer survivor Dozetta Lewis said. "I want to thank them very, very much."

In winning the Community MVP, the NFLPA will make a $10,000 donation to Wiggins' foundation or charity of choice.

"It doesn't surprise me," Head Coach John Harbaugh said of Wiggins earning the award. "... Nate Wiggins is a really good dude. He's respectful, he cares about people, he treats people really well that I've seen – people that he's around, fans or even people in the building, whoever it might be, he's just a good person."

Wiggins isn't new to community service as he started his foundation while at Clemson, which aims to improve the lives of underprivileged youth in Atlanta. He also participated in Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney's Dabo's All in Team Foundation and the Clemson Food Drive.

Wiggins is the fourth Raven to earn the award, following Torrey Smith (2014), Justin Forsett (2016), and Brandon Williams (2016).

"I'm so honored to be named the NFLPA Community MVP," Wiggins said. "Growing up, I always knew that when I was in a position to help others, I would."

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