Obama: Chris Long donating salary shows 'what's best about America'
Chris Long's good deeds earned him high praise from a former President of the United States.
Barack Obama retweeted a story about the Philadelphia Eagles defensive end donating his entire 2017 salary to charity Friday as one of several examples of "what's best about America."
Chris Long gave his paychecks from the first six games of the NFL season to fund scholarships in Charlottesville, VA. He wanted to do more, so he decided to give away an entire season’s salary. That’s a story from 2017. https://t.co/NL0RoARkan
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 29, 2017
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Long, who has a base salary of $1 million this season, donated his first six game checks to fund scholarships in his hometown of Charlottesville, Va., and gave his final 10 checks to organizations that promote equal education.