bzane Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Class act- handing out bookbags to kids in the Bronx, where he grew up. Note famous relative listed below: https://nypost.com/2019/09/01/giant-saquon-barkley-gives-free-book-bags-to-bronx-kids/ Giant Saquon Barkley gives free book bags to Bronx kids By Kate Sheehy Giants superstar Saquon Barkley scored with kids at a South Bronx housing project over the weekend as he handed out free book bags. The 22-year-old New York running back, who was born in The Bronx, was swarmed by young fans at the Patterson Houses during the school-goodie giveaway Saturday, NY1 reported. Barkley’s mom, Tonya Johnson, added of her son, “He wants to give back to the community, and that is what we did. He said, ‘Make it happen.’ We made it [happen.]” Barkley’s great-uncle, former boxing champ Iran Barkley, also attended the event. “I’m having excitement watching them and how they jump up for Saquon,” he said of the kiddies. “I am saying, ‘Wow! You know, this is great.’ “ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmen Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 I love Saquon, but players do this kind off stuff all the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dome Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 I hope he didn’t give them all away. He’s gonna be carrying the Giants this year and a backpack might help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DingoLadd Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 If Odell did this at least 20 headlines would say "Odell trying to revamp his image" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinz D. Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 4 hours ago, Gmen said: I love Saquon, but players do this kind off stuff all the time Dude, c'mon. Don't let New York cynicism detract from something utterly cool. Appreciate it for what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11sanchez11 Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 5 hours ago, Gmen said: I love Saquon, but players do this kind off stuff all the time So what you are saying is the players need to up their crimes committed so people eventually ignore those too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas5737 Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Can someone move this to the news section? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 12 hours ago, Thomas5737 said: Can someone move this to the news section? Eh, it's OK over here. It's NEWS, but not anything that impacting any NFL team, you know? Cool gesture nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigilantZombie Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Players absolutely do this stuff all the time. Juju paid for and hosted a water balloon fight in Pittsburgh a while back, just one of many things he has done. I'm sure other fan bases can mention things other players have done. Having said that, we hear so much about the negative side of football that these positive stories are a breath of fresh air and deserve to be mentioned when they happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttitansfan4life Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Absolutely nothing new.... Players do this and should do this all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzane Posted September 2, 2019 Author Share Posted September 2, 2019 59 minutes ago, wwhickok said: we hear so much about the negative side of football that these positive stories are a breath of fresh air and deserve to be mentioned when they happen. Agree, 100%. Players should be commended, and thanked, for these charitable, community-spirited acts. For all the ugly off-field stories one sees, there still are professional football players who give back, especially to children. Good article below on some examples from last year: https://www.wearethemighty.com/sports/amazing-charity-work-nfl-players?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1 Richard Sherman, San Francisco 49ers Sherman, the Stanford-educated cornerback, founded Blanket Coverage – The Richard Sherman Family Foundation, an organization dedicated to channeling its resources to "ensure that as many children as possible are provided with proper school supplies and adequate clothing." He doesn't stop at clothing. He also works with Microsoft to bring surface computer labs to underfunded high schools in places like his native Compton, Calif. and has affected more than 10,000 students in Los Angeles alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexGreen#20 Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Jesus, are we really posting to the GB for players giving stuff to charity? Never gonna see anything else on this board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
43M Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 I love Saquan as a PSU fan, but at best, this belongs in the Giants forum. If we posted every time players did charity work in NFL Gen, this forum would be flooded with threads about it. Pretty much every single player, even less known ones, do some sort of charity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 38 minutes ago, FourThreeMafia said: I love Saquan as a PSU fan, but at best, this belongs in the Giants forum. If we posted every time players did charity work in NFL Gen, this forum would be flooded with threads about it. Pretty much every single player, even less known ones, do some sort of charity. 54 minutes ago, AlexGreen#20 said: Jesus, are we really posting to the GB for players giving stuff to charity? Never gonna see anything else on this board. As someone who sees the usual crap on this particular part of the board, I can say this isn't the worst thing to post. Also, the more people post about how this is a waste of space, the more frequently this pops to the top of the forum. If you're really bothered by this, responding might be the least productive thing to do... just let it fall off the front page, and problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebestever6 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Miss Lippys car is Green, Billy likes to drink soda 😂😂. In all seriousness Saquon is a very nice human being. Back to school shopping is one of the most stressful times for parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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