Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Through Sports
Please note this program is specifically designed for survivors grieving the death of a military loved one.
teams4taps works with teams across the country to bring joy to surviving military families and to honor the lives of their fallen heroes. Through teams4taps, military survivors have been able to honor their fallen heroes in stadiums across the country, shop with pro football players, get out on the ice with NHL hockey players, attend tennis tournaments and meet NASCAR stars.
When you see the big smiles of TAPS families on football fields and basketball courts and at almost every other type of sports venue, you’ll know professional athletes and sports teams have stepped up to provide special experiences as part of teams4taps.
Was a certain team a favorite of your fallen hero? Did you and your loved one watch or attend games together? Do you have a story about your hero and a favorite player? If your loved one had a special story or connection with a sports team or professional athlete, we would love to hear it. Submit your stories and photos through our online form or email teams4taps@taps.org.
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Participating Sports Teams and Events
FOOTBALL
National Football League (NFL) Teams (official military charity)
Baltimore Ravens
Buffalo Bills
Carolina Panthers
Chicago Bears
Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns
Dallas Cowboys
Denver Broncos
Detroit Lions
Houston Texans
Indianapolis Colts
Jacksonville Jaguars
Kansas City Chiefs
Los Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Rams
Miami Dolphins
New England Patriots
New Orleans Saints
NFL Draft (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
NFL Play 60
NFL Pro Bowl (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022)
NFL London Games (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
New York Jets
Las Vegas Raiders
Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tennessee Titans
Washington Commanders
NFL Players / Legends
Mark Andrews
Joel Bitonio
Matt Bryant
DeForest Buckner
Joe Cardona
Fletcher Cox
Morgan Cox
Derrick Dockery
Liam Eichenberg
Ben Garland
Jimmy Garoppolo
Robert Griffin III
Johnny Hekker
Marlon Humphrey
Lamar Jackson
John Janata
Grady Jarrett
Ryan Jensen
Sidney Jones
Ryan Kelly
Eric Kendricks
George Kittle
Josh Kline
Alex Mack
Von Miller
Vance Mueller
Quenton Nelson
Harrison Smith
Golden Tate
Mitchell Trubisky
Justin Tucker
T.J. Watt
Tress Way
Kristian Welch
Eric Wright
Alejandro Villanueva
NFL Coaches / Staff
Coach Bill Belichick, New England Patriots
Steve Cannon, Vice Chairman of AMB Sports and Entertainment, Atlanta Falcons
Coach Dan Campbell, Detroit Lions
Mark Davis, Owner, Las Vegas Raiders
Roger Goodell, NFL Chairman
Coach John Harbaugh, Baltimore Ravens
John Lynch, General Manager, San Francisco 49ers
Matt Patricia, Senior Football Advisor, New England Patriots
Coach Dan Quinn, Dallas Cowboys
Coach Ron Rivera, Washington Commanders
Coach Arthur Smith, Atlanta Falcons
Coach Jemal Singleton, Philadelphia Eagles
David Tepper, Owner, Carolina Panthers
Arena Football League
XFL
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association (NBA) Teams
Boston Celtics
Brooklyn Nets
Charlotte Hornets
Chicago Bulls
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dallas Mavericks
Denver Nuggets
Detroit Pistons
Golden State Warriors
Houston Rockets
Indiana Pacers
Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Lakers
Memphis Grizzlies
Miami Heat
Milwaukee Bucks
Minnesota Timberwolves
NBA All Star Weekend (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022)
NBA Cares
NBA Draft (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022)
NBA Global
NBA Trainers Association
New Orleans Pelicans
New York Knicks
Oklahoma City Thunder
Orlando Magic
Philadelphia 76ers
Phoenix Suns
Portland Trail Blazers
Sacramento Kings
San Antonio Spurs
Toronto Raptors
Utah Jazz
Washington Wizards
NBA Players / Legends
Chris Cullen
Jason Collins
Paul George
Tyler Johnson
Brook Lopez
Josh Richardson
David Robinson
Klay Thompson
Cody Zeller
NBA Coaches / Staff
Coach Taylor Jenkins, Head Coach, Memphis Grizzlies
Andre Patterson, Assistant General Manager, Portland Trail Blazers
Matt Riccardi, Senior Director of Pro Personnel, Dallas Mavericks
Joe Sharpe, Trainer, Charlotte Hornets, 2016 Men's Olympic Basketball Team
Tommy Sheppard, General Manager, Washington Wizards
Bart Taylor, Director of Scouting, Utah Jazz / Vice President of Basketball Operations Salt Lake City Stars
Coach Gregg Popovich, President and Head Coach, San Antonio Spurs
Coach Steve Kerr, Head Coach, Golden State Warriors
Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Teams
Chicago Sky
Indiana Fever
San Antonio Stars
Seattle Storm
Washington Mystics
WNBA Referees
WNBA All-Star Game 2021
WNBA Players / Staff
Candice Dupree
Elena del Donne
Diana Taurasi
WNBA Coaches / Staff
National Basketball Association (NBA) G League Teams
Delaware Blue Coats
Grand Rapids Drive
Long Island Nets
NBA G League Referees
Salt Lake City Stars
Sioux Falls Skyforce
USA Basketball Teams
2016 Men’s U.S. Olympic Basketball Teams
2016 Women’s U.S. Olympic Basketball Teams
2019 FIBA Showcase
2019 Men’s National Team World Cup Team
2021 Road to Tokyo Showcase
2023 USA Basketball Team
USA Basketball Coaches / Staff
Coach Geno Auriemma, USA Women’s Olympic Basketball Team
Coach Mike Krzyzewski, USA Men’s Olympic Basketball Team
Coach Gregg Popovich, USA Men’s Basketball Team
Coach Steve Kerr, USA Men's Basketball Team
General Martin Dempsey, USA Basketball Chairperson
Other
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball (MLB) Teams
Atlanta Braves
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Cleveland Guardians
Colorado Rockies
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals
Los Angeles Angels
Los Angeles Dodgers
Miami Marlins
Milwaukee Brewers
Minnesota Twins
MLB All Star (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
MLB Field of Dreams (2022)
MLB London Series (2019)
New York Mets
Oakland Athletics
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
Seattle Mariners
St. Louis Cardinals
Tampa Bay Rays
Texas Rangers
Washington Nationals
MLB Players / Legends / Staff
Cody Bellinger
Matt Boyd
Zach Britton
Dylan Bundy
Sean Doolittle
Mike Dunn
Paul Goldschmidt
Jason Grilli
Aaron Harang
Kiki Hernandez
Howie Kendrick
Ian Kennedy
Charlie Morton
Aaron Nola
Kyle Schwarber
Jayson Werth
Matt Wieters
Minor League Baseball Teams
Charleston Riverdogs
El Paso Chihuahuas
Richmond Flying Squirrels
Trenton Thunder
Other
COLLEGIATE SPORTS
Football
Army vs. Navy Game
Dream Bowl
Texas A&M University
United States Air Force Academy
United States Military Academy at West Point
United States Naval Academy
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Florida
University of Michigan
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Virginia Tech vs. University of West Virginia (Black Diamond Classic)
Baseball
University of Oklahoma (OU)
Basketball
Louisiana State University (LSU)
Old Dominion University (ODU)
University of Kentucky (UK)
University of Miami
Other
2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four
2020 CBS Sports NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Kick-Off Party
2020 NCAA Men’s Basketball SEC Tournament
Players / Staff
Coach John Calipari (Men's Basketball)
Coach Jeff Jones (Men's Basketball)
Coach Will Wade (Men's Basketball)
Coach Herm Edwards (Football)
Coach Jeff Monken (Football)
Coach Shane Richardson, (Football)
MOTOR SPORTS
NASCAR Tracks
Charlotte Motor Speedway (Coca Cola 600: 2016 - 2019 and Bank of America 400: 2015)
Chicagoland Speedway
Iowa Speedway
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Texas Motor Speedway
NASCAR Teams
Hendrick Motorsports
Spencer Boyd Motorsports
Young's Motorsports
NASCAR Special Events
NASCAR Drivers / Personalities
Spencer Boyd, NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series
Derrick Cope
Kerry Earnhardt
Kevin Harvick
Gray Gaulding
Jeff Gordon
Jesse Iwuji
Brad Keselowski
Michael McDowell
Richard Petty
Daniel Suarez
Reed Sorensen
Michael Waltrip
Cole Whitt
National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Tracks
NHRA Events
NHRA Drivers / Personalities
SOCCER
Major League Soccer (MLS) Teams
Charlotte FC
Chicago Fire FC
FC Cincinnati
Columbus Crew SC
LA Galaxy
New York City FC
Philadelphia Union
Portland Timbers
National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Teams
Houston Dash
Kansas City Current
North Carolina Courage
New Jersey / New York Gotham FC
Orlando Pride
Portland Thorns FC
San Diego Wave
Washington Spirit
NWSL Championship 2019
United Kingdom Football
Liverpool FC
Other
2016 U.S. Women’s National Team
2016 U.S. Men’s National Team
HOCKEY
National Hockey League (NHL) Teams
Boston Bruins
Buffalo Sabres
Carolina Hurricanes
Chicago Blackhawks
Colorado Avalanche
New York Islanders
Philadelphia Flyers
Seattle Kraken
Washington Capitals
Winter Classic (2016)
Players / Staff
John Carlson
Taylor Chorney
Nic Dowd
Claude Giroux
Noah Hanifin
Nick Jensen
Scott Mayfield
Ryan O’Reilly
Brooks Orpik
T.J. Oshie
Kyle Palmieri
Nate Schmidt
Barry Trotz
TENNIS
CitiOpen
Western & Southern Open
U.S. Open
U.S. Tennis Association (USTA)
Washington Kastles, WTT
EQUESTRIAN
Potomac Hunt Races
U.S. Polo Association
U.S. Open Polo Championship – Wellington, Florida
Washington International Horse Show (official military charity)
PROFESSIONAL LACROSSE
Georgia Swarm
Atlanta Blaze
GOLF
Professional Golf Association (PGA)
The Northern Trust (Liberty National Golf Club, New Jersey)
OTHER
Drone Racing League (DRL)
Old Glory DC
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
Grant “The Prophet” Dawson (UFC)
UFC 220: Miocic vs. Njannou
UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz
eSPORTS
Xbox
Wizards District Gaming
If you're a team, athlete or sponsor and you want to get involved with teams4taps, please contact us at teams4taps@taps.org or 800-959-8277 to learn more.