Lamar Jackson of the Ravens lost on Saturday night, but it was a victory for charity.
Bills Mafia took over when the Buffalo Bills eliminated the NFL’s current Most Valuable Player from their AFC divisional playoff match late in the third quarter. A supporter on the team’s Reddit page posted a link to Blessings in a Backpack, one of Jackson’s preferred nonprofit organizations, and soon after, contributions from the community continued coming in.
According to their website, Blessings in a Backpack is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky that “mobilizes communities, individuals, and resources to provide food on the weekends for elementary school children across America who might otherwise go hungry.” It gives pupils who are food insecure backpacks full of food through collaborations with school systems.
With a picture of his $17 gift, a Bills fan tweeted, “[Jackson] is one of my favorite players in the league and even though my team won, the league is better with him healthy and playing well.” “His generosity is so endearing, and I hope he heals quickly. Simple contribution
According to spokeswoman Nikki Grizzle, since Sunday midnight, the group has received almost 5,500 individual gifts, totaling over $150,000, as of Sunday afternoon.
We’ve never had a better day than today, she declared. “This embodies excellent sportsmanship, and the world needs more of it right now.”
