Has NFL Done Enough for New Orleans?

LKelley67 · 09-21-2006, 08:41 AM

When Hurricane Katrina slammed into Louisiana, Warrick Dunn was so disturbed by the devastation in his home state that he wanted to do something extraordinary to help. So the Atlanta Falcons' notably philanthropic running back challenged his fellow NFL players to give $5,000 apiece _ a gesture that would have raised more than $8 million if everyone had chipped in.
A year later, Dunn has been able to donate $381,000...

New Orleans running back Deuce McAllister, who has been prominent in the recovery effort, praised those who gave while expressing no hard feelings toward those who didn't.

"You can always say that not enough is being done," he said. "But you've got to put everything in perspective and look at what each individual has going on in his life. If someone finds the time to give something or do something special for these people, we're definitely thankful for it."

BUT STILL-
it (the $5K contribution) represents about 76 players making the full donation _ not even enough to fill two rosters in a 32-team league where the average salary was $1.4 million last season.

a lot of these dudes spend $5K on their hair-dos and grillz weekly. C'mon dis a job site where some of ya bling bling comes from homies.

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09-21-2006, 08:41 AM	#1
LKelley67 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: baton rouge Posts: 2,540	Has NFL Done Enough for New Orleans? When Hurricane Katrina slammed into Louisiana, Warrick Dunn was so disturbed by the devastation in his home state that he wanted to do something extraordinary to help. So the Atlanta Falcons' notably philanthropic running back challenged his fellow NFL players to give $5,000 apiece _ a gesture that would have raised more than $8 million if everyone had chipped in. A year later, Dunn has been able to donate $381,000... New Orleans running back Deuce McAllister, who has been prominent in the recovery effort, praised those who gave while expressing no hard feelings toward those who didn't. "You can always say that not enough is being done," he said. "But you've got to put everything in perspective and look at what each individual has going on in his life. If someone finds the time to give something or do something special for these people, we're definitely thankful for it." BUT STILL- it (the $5K contribution) represents about 76 players making the full donation _ not even enough to fill two rosters in a 32-team league where the average salary was $1.4 million last season. a lot of these dudes spend $5K on their hair-dos and grillz weekly. C'mon dis a job site where some of ya bling bling comes from homies. more- http://www.baynews9.com/content/40/2...0New%20Orleans