James-Michael Johnson is a good egg.

[Rain Man]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-sh...5745--nfl.html


Chiefs linebacker stepped up to help replace 300 stolen turkeys from homeless shelter


Kansas City Chiefs linebacker James-Michael Johnson might not be a household name in the NFL. But he is a hero to some hungry people this Thanksgiving season.

Johnson heard about a homeless shelter in his hometown of Fairfield, Calif. having 300 turkeys stolen that were meant to be served to the needy, and he made sure the good folks at Mission Solano were not left hanging by a wing and a prayer.

According to KCTV-5 in Kansas City, Johnson helped replace the missing turkeys so that a lot of down-and-out people can enjoy a nice Thanksgiving dinner. Nice work, man.

"I figured I am in a situation where I can help, where I can give back, so that is something I wanted to do," Johnson said.
Mind you, Johnson was a fourth-round pick last year, with a rookie salary of $496,000. With turkeys costing between a dollar or two per pound, a 300-turkey bill could run Johnson somewhere in the $10,000 range.

Heartwarming story from an NFL player just wanting to make a difference.

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by Hydrae

What kind of scum steals turkeys from a homeless shelter days before Thanksgiving? That is low.

A better question is how the **** 300 of them all of a sudden come up missing. It's not like someone just grabbed them real quick like and ran away.

[ReynardMuldrake]

Did they edit the article?

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Mind you, Johnson was a fourth-round pick last year, with a rookie salary of $496,000. With turkeys costing between a dollar or two per pound, a 300-turkey bill could run Johnson somewhere in the $10,000 range.

Heartwarming story from an NFL player just wanting to make a difference.

Mind you, Johnson was a fourth-round pick last year, with a rookie salary of $496,000. With turkeys costing between $1 and $1.25 per pound, a 300-turkey bill could run Johnson somewhere in the $7,000 range.

Heartwarming story from an NFL player just wanting to make a difference.

[KcMizzou]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

A better question is how the **** 300 of them all of a sudden come up missing. It's not like someone just grabbed them real quick like and ran away.

Seriously. That has to be some well organized heist.

For 300 turkeys.

[Psyko Tek]

Originally Posted by Hydrae

What kind of scum steals turkeys from a homeless shelter days before Thanksgiving? That is low.

and where the **** is he gonna sell them
you can't pawn them
there is not a mexican thanksgiving
is he gonna be selling them along the interstate out of a van?

[milkman]

Originally Posted by Hydrae

What kind of scum steals turkeys from a homeless shelter days before Thanksgiving? That is low.

The Thanksgiving Grinch?

[milkman]

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

That's what I thought was particularly nice.

Coonsidering that there's no guarantee that he'll even have a job next year, this is far more generous than any millionaire player.

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by Psyko Tek

and where the **** is he gonna sell them
you can't pawn them
there is not a mexican thanksgiving
is he gonna be selling them along the interstate out of a van?

These are all good points.

[ShortRoundChief]

I think Butterball donated them and took them back, out of fear of a turkey shortage. They were planning on replacing them with quinoa burgers before that meddling Royals linebacker got involved.

They'd have gotten away with it, too, because scientific evidence is extremely strong in proving that homeless people love quinoa.