Cowboys running backEzekiel Elliott willpay for the funeralexpenses of Jaylon McKenzie, an eighth-grade football phenom who was shot and killed near East St. Louis, Illinois, on Saturday night.
"For him to reach out to me was
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JAYLON MCKENZIE: I spoke to Jaylons mom, , who says that someone on behalf of reached out to pay for her sons funeral costs. Thats so incredible, since Jaylon used to watch Ezekiel to improve his own skills.
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While Elliott,who grew up in St. Louis, hasn't publicly commented Deandre Baker Jersey on his gesture, the Cowboys coach Jason Garrett and owner Jerry Jones reacted to the news.
"Zeke is really a special guy," coach Jason Garrett said Wednesday."He's a great football player obviously, but he's a Saquon Barkley Jersey really good person and that doesn't surprise me one bit. He's just very generous. He's got a great spirit about him."
Jones added: Zeke has always had a wonderful heart. All youve got to do is go in the locker room and youll see Zeke is inspiration. Hes inspirational not only what he does on the field but what he does around the locker room. Hes a bright soul, I call him.
McKenzie, who already had football scholarship offers from Mi souri and Illinois despite not yet having entered high school, was struck by a stray bullet while attending a party with friends after an eighth-grade dance, according to Illinois State Police. McKenzie's mother explained tothe Star-Telegramthat she was told her son was trying Kyle Lauletta Jersey to leave the party when a fight broke out.
He was taken to a local hospital, but died shortly after. A girl, 15, also was critically wounded in the incident and remains hospitalized, police said.
McKenzie previously was featured in a Markus Golden Jersey story along with about a half-dozen young athletes acro s different sports as one of the country's future stars.He played at Mason-Clarke Middle School in East St. Louis as a running back, receiver and defensive back.
"He wanted to attend a Division I university, no specific one, but he was excited about the offers coming in. He wanted to walk acro s the stage to accept his contract in the NFL, Gunner said (). He told me, Were going to make it, Mama; were going to be good, Mama. That was his dream. And I believe it would have come true if someone had not taken my baby away from me.
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Jones added: Zeke has always had a wonderful heart. All youve got to do is go in the locker room and youll see Zeke is inspiration. Hes inspirational not only what he does on the field but what he does around the locker room. Hes a bright soul, I call him.
McKenzie, who already had football scholarship offers from Mi souri and Illinois despite not yet having entered high school, was struck by a stray bullet while attending a party with friends after an eighth-grade dance, according to Illinois State Police. McKenzie's mother explained tothe Star-Telegramthat she was told her son was trying [url=https://www.shopprogiants.com/Kyle_Lauletta_Jersey.NFL]Kyle Lauletta Jersey[/url] to leave the party when a fight broke out.
He was taken to a local hospital, but died shortly after. A girl, 15, also was critically wounded in the incident and remains hospitalized, police said.
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"He wanted to attend a Division I university, no specific one, but he was excited about the offers coming in. He wanted to walk acro s the stage to accept his contract in the NFL, Gunner said (). He told me, Were going to make it, Mama; were going to be good, Mama. That was his dream. And I believe it would have come true if someone had not taken my baby away from me.
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Cowboys running backEzekiel Elliott willpay for the funeralexpenses of Jaylon McKenzie, an eighth-grade football phenom who was shot and killed near East St. Louis, Illinois, on Saturday night.
