" I'm curious as to why when they hit a payday the first thing they do is move out of the hood. why not stay and be the change you want to see?" they Dindu that though
I work with quite a few kids from the inner city, get quite a few when they play their last college games then come to me for Combine prep. You do have some that are very smart that come from oppression like Richard Sherman that's a Stanford grad and MANY others. For most they have a couple of choices, football or stay in hood, deal drugs, get arrested and the chances of them getting killed is high. Football is their way out. But just because they don't live there doesn't mean they don't give back to their communities. They absolutely do.
Now, on the other side of that. I have 7 players in the NFL, all linemen all Samoan. 4 of them still live on American Samoa. Last off season I took them to the high school where I coach. We have a nice big weightroom, 10 racks and platforms plus all of the amenities, a brand new turf field, etc. Honest to God one player started sobbing wishing they could have on Samoa what we have here. With them, it's God, Family and football on that order. Not only do they give back but most live on the island. Next year one of ofbthe players agents and him invited me to back with them for about week for clinics. If you don't know already, Samoans are incredible athletes but most of their fields are dirt and weeds. Incidentally, they all send more than half back to their families on the island.
