Published 8/24/2008
by Greg Haefner
at Bleacher Report - NFL
It’s easy to write about NFL players who have thrown away their talents with poor decisions, a la Michael Vick, and I will admit that I personally love reading and writing about it.
But what about the NFL players who do the exact opposite? I’m talking about the guys who help out in the community, and selflessly give despite the fact that their actions will probably never be publicized nationally.
The time has come for that to change.
Onterrio Smith getting more publicity for his Whizzinator incident than Warrick Dunn got for founding his two charities is criminal.
So, which active players make the list for my “Good Guys” Team?
Let’s start with the offense.
Here’s a list of my starters with their team, and a link to their respective foundations, if they have a website (they deserve some free publicity):
*note: some players may be placed out of position (OG vs. OT), due to the fact that they are still undeniably deserving to make this list*
QB: Jeff ...
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It’s easy to write about NFL players who have thrown away their talents with poor decisions, a la Michael Vick, and I will admit that I personally love reading and writing about it.
But what about the NFL players who do the exact opposite? ...