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Jairus Byrd doesn't want you to donate a kidney. He doesn't expect you to contribute $10,000 to charity.
All he wants you to do is something nice when you're not obligated.
"Just simple things, like helping an elderly lady you don't know carry her bags," Byrd said. "A lot of people talk a big game. 'You know, it would be really nice to do something for that lady.' Take the time out of your day and help someone else out."
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Byrd, the Buffalo Bills safety and the NFL's only two-time runner-up for defensive rookie of the year, has launched a new cause to encourage people simply to be good Samaritans. Louder Than Words is a Twitter page that promotes what Byrd calls "random acts of kindness, a pay-it-forward kind of thing."
Byrd started the project to give people an alternative to the headlines dominated by the likes of Tiger Woods, Ben Roethlisberger and Lawrence Taylor.
"We met with him after the season and he said 'There's so much negativity in the world, it would be nice to associate myself with something positive,'" said Tom Savage, managing director of pro football public relations for U.S. Sports Advisors. "He really wanted to start something that was all positive."
All he wants you to do is something nice when you're not obligated.
"Just simple things, like helping an elderly lady you don't know carry her bags," Byrd said. "A lot of people talk a big game. 'You know, it would be really nice to do something for that lady.' Take the time out of your day and help someone else out."
Byrd
Byrd, the Buffalo Bills safety and the NFL's only two-time runner-up for defensive rookie of the year, has launched a new cause to encourage people simply to be good Samaritans. Louder Than Words is a Twitter page that promotes what Byrd calls "random acts of kindness, a pay-it-forward kind of thing."
Byrd started the project to give people an alternative to the headlines dominated by the likes of Tiger Woods, Ben Roethlisberger and Lawrence Taylor.
"We met with him after the season and he said 'There's so much negativity in the world, it would be nice to associate myself with something positive,'" said Tom Savage, managing director of pro football public relations for U.S. Sports Advisors. "He really wanted to start something that was all positive."
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