Taylor and sick kids

[nicksdad]

My son went to the pro bowl through Make a Wish about twenty years ago. All of the kids got to go to the AFC and NFC practices and got to meet all of the players and get autographs. I can’t begin to tell you how much it means to a sick child to meet athletes or other famous people. A little kindness can mean so much. All of the players except Tomlinson were super nice

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by nicksdad

All of the players except Tomlinson were super nice

That sucks. I always liked Tomlinson.

Mike Jones (The Tackle) became the head coach of the local HBC here in town where my dad graduated. In 2015 when dad was pretty far down the brain cancer route I shot Jones an email and asked if my dad could meet him. Dad was a huge St. Louis Rams fan as well.

He wrote back and had a medical issue of his own he was dealing with but promised he would. About 3 or 4 months later I get a call that he had time on day A or day B and he said he'd come by to the house. He did. He could have just stopped by, shook hands, and went on his way but he hung out for like an hour and half BS'ing and answering questions. Really good guy.