Bo Knows Compassion

[Montauk6]

(CNN)Former sports star Bo Jackson covered all funeral expenses for the families of the victims of the Uvalde school massacre "so they would have one less thing to worry about as they grieved," according to a statement from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin told CNN that Jackson flew in and presented a check for $170,000 to Abbott while in Uvalde to cover the expenses.

In May a gunman opened fire in Robb Elementary School, killing 19 children and two adults. A preliminary report by the Texas House investigative committee probing the massacre outlines a series of failures by multiple law enforcement agencies.

Jackson was a football and baseball standout at Auburn University in Alabama.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/22/us/bo-jackson-uvalde-funeral-expenses/

[cilla4progress]

1. He also played for my Seahawks

briefly!

Good on him!

[rsdsharp]

3. He played for the Seahawks? When was that?

According to Football Reference, all 38 of his NFL games were with the Raiders.

[cilla4progress]

4. Ok, I'm embarrased at my memory fart

and feel like a dummy!

Here's what I'm thinking of! Sorry!

https://www.nfl.com/100/originals/100-greatest/plays-25

OTOH: Franco Harris and Brian Bosworth both did! Briefly.

[rsdsharp]

5. Wow, I have no memory of Franco playing with Seattle, but he did.

Bosworth is associated with Bo Jackson. He bragged that he’d shut Jackson down. Instead, Bo ran right through him on the goal line, as part of a 3 TD, 221 yard game.

https://m.

[cilla4progress]

6. Is that the same game?

Video wouldn't play.

Yeah, I think Harris was brought in as a veteran for inspiration and teaching. He was past his prime.

Bosworth never gained traction with the 'Hawks.

I'm undecided about watching this year, with the loss of Russ. Heartbreaking but understandable.

[rsdsharp]

7. Yes, it's the same game -- it's the Bosworth play.

It will play if you click the Watch on YouTube link at the bottom of the text. I don’t know why it won’t just show up. I got it directly from YouTube.

[Elwood P Dowd]

9. I haven't been able to get any of the YouTube videos of Bo vs Seahawks to work here.

To watch them, just go over to YouTube and search for Bo Jackson 91-yard TD vs Seahawks.

[underpants]

2. Good for Bo.

❤️

[True Dough]

8. Bravo, Bo! JJ Watt, too!

A Texas woman who tried selling her JJ Watt sneakers to raise money for her grandfather's funeral service costs got some unexpected help from the Arizona Cardinals defensive end.

Jennifer Simpson lost her grandfather a day after Father's Day and her family had been struggling for weeks to come up with the money to put him to rest. To gather funds, Simpson tweeted that she was putting a women's edition of the Reebok JJ Watt shoes up for sale for $30.

"They are great shoes, im only selling because we are raising money for my grandpas funeral," she wrote Wednesday, adding that she was also selling Houston Texans jersey of Watt.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jj-watt-funeral-jennifer-simpson/