YardRat
05-24-2008, 05:19 AM
http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/10839387
Buffalo punter Brian Moorman (http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/players/playerpage/146524) isn't just one of my favorite football players. He's one of my favorite athletes anywhere, and I just was reminded why.
Because he cares.
He cares about his sport. He cares about his teammates. Mostly, he cares about people -- particularly children.
If you don't understand, I recommend stopping by next weekend's triathlon in Pittsford, N.Y., home of the Bills' (http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/teams/page/BUF) summer training camp. Moorman, wife Amber and Bills' placekicker Rian Lindell (http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/players/playerpage/195697) are among the nearly 300 persons expected to participate in the June 1 event, doing it to raise money and awareness for Moorman's PUNT foundation.
Maybe you've heard of it. Chances are you have not. The acronym stands for Perseverance, Understanding, N'encouragement and Triumph, and the foundation is devoted to helping western New York kids afflicted with and affected by cancer.
That tells you something about Moorman, who has been a spokesman and supporter for events at Buffalo's Roswell Park Cancer Institute. But so does this: To raise money for the foundation, he's willing to put himself through the grind of his first-ever triathlon.
Buffalo punter Brian Moorman (http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/players/playerpage/146524) isn't just one of my favorite football players. He's one of my favorite athletes anywhere, and I just was reminded why.
Because he cares.
He cares about his sport. He cares about his teammates. Mostly, he cares about people -- particularly children.
If you don't understand, I recommend stopping by next weekend's triathlon in Pittsford, N.Y., home of the Bills' (http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/teams/page/BUF) summer training camp. Moorman, wife Amber and Bills' placekicker Rian Lindell (http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/players/playerpage/195697) are among the nearly 300 persons expected to participate in the June 1 event, doing it to raise money and awareness for Moorman's PUNT foundation.
Maybe you've heard of it. Chances are you have not. The acronym stands for Perseverance, Understanding, N'encouragement and Triumph, and the foundation is devoted to helping western New York kids afflicted with and affected by cancer.
That tells you something about Moorman, who has been a spokesman and supporter for events at Buffalo's Roswell Park Cancer Institute. But so does this: To raise money for the foundation, he's willing to put himself through the grind of his first-ever triathlon.