He power lifted and was on the track team as an avenue to being a better football player, to help him be a faster player and a stronger player. He was always working to make himself better and to make the team better.

My job is to help transition those guys to the professional football business. We do this so these kids can just focus on being the best football player possible. Everything else is taken care of. They don't have to worry about [anything].

He wasn't the biggest or the fastest, but he was one of the ones who worked the hardest to make himself better and to make his teammates better. You wanted your kids to grow up to be like that, to be mature and responsible. It's such a tough loss.

Several of them told stories about how Jesus had made them better by not letting them quit or by making them do better. It was a good session for the kids and us, and we all got to know what he meant to the program.

We kind of overuse the words 'good kid,' but he really was the young man you wanted the kids to act like and emulate. He always had a smile on his face and a handshake for everybody that came by.

This is just going to help him get better and better as far as his progression as a football player. It helps with his confidence. Until you do it, there's always some uncertainty.