Malcolm Jenkins gives Super Bowl tickets to man out of prison after serving 30-year sentence

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Malcolm Jenkins gives Super Bowl tickets to man out of prison after serving 30-year sentence

Chris Stewart Jersey is as much a social activist as he is an NFL player. He has been outspoken about right to protest, and the NFL Players Coalition -- of which Jenkins is the unofficial spokesperson -- from the league over the next seven years to "addre s social i sues considered important to African-American communities," including education, criminal justice and law enforcement reform.In 10 days, Jenkins and his teammates will face the in Super Bowl LII. And when they do Kempis Songster, who was released from a maximum-security prison last month, will be in attendance thanks to Jenkins. As a Payton Award finalist for his work with the Players Coalition, Jenkins received two Jared Spurgeon Jersey Super Bowl tickets. A few weeks ago, I saw an article come acro s my text that he was getting out, and I wanted to do something special for him," Jenkins told the . "I didn't know what, but I knew I wanted to do something to celebrate him coming home because I understood he really dedicated himself to a life of service and he's trying to repay what he's taken from society. I know he has some great ideas and we're trying to accomplish the same Ryan Suter Jersey thing when we talk about reform and healing our communities." Songster, 45, served a 30-year sentence for a murder he committed as a teenager. He was originally sentenced to mandatory life in prison but his sentence was cut short when the Supreme Court ruled two years to that automatic life sentences for juveniles was unconstitutional. "Once I Darcy Kuemper Jersey got the opportunity to get those tickets through the Man of the Year, he was the first person that popped in my mind," said Jenkins, who met Songster on Dec. 29, the day after his release. "I know normally, people give those to kids or people who may be sick or who are well deserving, but I wanted to have an example that sometimes we can think outside the box and we can listen and hear from one another, Zach Parise Jersey so what better platform than the Super Bowl to show those examples? "Because he's someone I'm going to lean on for insight of what's going on, who has been through the proce s, knows what's going on, how people are being affected," he continued. "Those are the voices I want to amplify when we talk about trying to change it. You have to be able to engage and Kempis is a great example of that."
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