NFL Player Donates Entire Year's Salary To Educational Foundation For Underserved Youth

While we're talking about the NFL, fighting inequality and respect for our country, here's a player who's walking the walk:

Chris Long is donating the rest of his year's salary to increase educational equality.

The Philadelphia Eagles defensive end already gave up his first six game checks to provide two scholarships for students in his hometown of Charlottesville, Virginia. Now, he's using the next 10 to launch the Pledge 10 for Tomorrow campaign. 

"My wife and I have been passionate about education being a gateway for upward mobility and equality," Long told the Associated Press. "I think we can all agree that equity in education can help effect change that we all want to see in this country." [snip] 

The charitable initiative encourages people to make donations to improve equal education opportunities. 

Long's foundation has selected four organizations whose missions focus on making education easily accessible to underserved youth while also providing students the support they need to develop strong social and emotional character. 

The four organizations are based in the three communities in which Long has played during his NFL career. The city that raises the most money during the season will receive an additional $50,000 donation.

Long is the son of Howie Long, NFL Hall of Fame inductee and Fox Sports analyst, and brother of Kyle, who plays for the Chicago Bears.

Tweets Of The Day - Political Football

News item:  NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has decided he wants the player protests against inequality and police violence to end, but won't force players to stand for the national anthem. That made one Special Moron unhappy, and he let it be known on his dog whistle bullshit horn:

The NFL has decided that it will not force players to stand for the playing of our National Anthem. Total disrespect for our great country!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 18, 2017

Said the Distracter- in- Chief whose very existence shows total disrespect for our great nation.

Some had another perspective:

Shorter Goodell: We respect the players and what they are doing with protests and will also do everything possible to make them stop ASAP

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) October 18, 2017

There's something monstrous about Roger Goodell and the NFL taking cues on patriotism from a @POTUS who insults families of dead soldiers.

— Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) October 18, 2017

Maybe Colin Kaepernick should call families of fallen soldiers instead of DT, as CK's never actually insulted any troops. #SgtLaDavidJohnson

— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) October 18, 2017

Cool Public Service Spot

President Obama's United We Serve initiative will run a 90 second spot during three NFL games on Thanksgiving Day, featuring himself and some NFL stars. The President's not a bad wide receiver (see the video).

Mr. Pigskin

Stung by his rejection for part ownership of the St. Louis Rams, hate radio star Pills Limpballs lashed out, saying:

"This is not about the NFL. It's not about the St. Louis Rams. It's not about me. This is about the ongoing effort by the left in this country, wherever you find them, in the media, the Democratic Party, or wherever, to destroy conservatism, to prevent the mainstreaming of anyone who is prominent as a conservative. . .this is about the future of the United States of America and what kind of country we're going to have."

Well, Pills, it is about you, actually. Your hate speech, which is way beyond "conservative," drew the disapproving attention of the NFL and its billionaire owners, who are hardly left wing radicals. Your racist statements are well documented and clear, so don't pretend this is a vendetta against "conservatism." Then there's the issue of your drug abuse. . .

Oh, and about destroying "conservatism?" You're doing a reasonably good job of that yourself, Drugster. And we wouldn't want to stand in the way of that worthy task.

(photo: Limpalls announcing the formation of a regional football team, the Red State Swine, following his rejection as part-owner of the St. Louis Rams)