Braylon Edwards #17 of the San Francisco 49ers stands on the sidelines during their game against the Arizona Cardinals at Candlestick Park on Nov. 20, 2011 in San Francisco
*As a Cleveland Browns rookie in 2005, Braylon Edwards announced he’d give $10,000 in scholarships to 100 area eighth-graders if they could graduate high school with at least a 2.5 grade-point average and 15 hours’ community service.
Six years later, 79 met the criteria and have begun their first year of college in campuses all across the country, including Harvard, reports the LA Times.
“Without this scholarship, I probably wouldn’t be here,” Bowling Green freshman David Gholston told ESPN’s Rick Reilly.
Now, most people would think writing $790,000 in checks would be enough, but Edwards went one step further. In addition to the $10,000, he provided each of the students with a laptop computer.
“I’m supposed to give people a chance like I was given a chance,” Edwards said.
But that’s not the only amazing part of the season. Edwards is now a member of the San Francisco 49ers. His salary for this season? $1 million. In other words, he has donated almost his entire salary this season to help those 79 kids.
PROPS to Braylon for keeping his word. I remember when he made that promise years ago.
Good things will come to this man for giving those kids an opportunity they might not have had.
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That’s awesome to hear. Thanks for posting something positive on a Brotha in the world of sports.
That’s very admirable of Braylon Edwards I wish him nothing but the best. Congratulations to all the recipients as well and maybe someday they will give some one a chance too.