Pierre Garçon surprises student with wheelchair-accessible minivan
There still are some good guys left in the NFL.
Washington Redskins wide receiver Pierre Garçon delivered a wheelchair-accessible van to a high school student suffering from cerebral palsy on Friday.
Per the Centreville Independent, high school student Juwaan Espinal's condition made going to the grocery store an impossible task, while lifting him from his wheelchair became a consistently strenuous activity for his mother, Ibis Banks.
On Friday, Garçon arrived at Centreville High School in Clifton, Va., and presented a wheelchair-accessible van to Espinal at halftime of the school's football game.
“It was overwhelming,” Banks said. “I have no words … It’s going to make a difference for Juwaan.”
Wheelchair-accessible van for @JuwaanEspinal b/c of @PierreGarcon @pizzapaisanos @WeAreCville http://t.co/IoD2LZTHnJ pic.twitter.com/dw77Gviy3T
— Cville Independent (@CvilleIndie) September 13, 2014
The Redskins star was more than happy to help.
“Dealing with such an unfortunate situation at such a young age is very sad. It was definitely one of those stories that impacts you," Garçon said.
Garçon and the Redskins face the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2.