JJ Weaver helps provide 100 bicycles to children
JJ Weaver might get notoriety for having an extra finger, but he also has an extra big heart. Weaver’s foundation, dubbed The Perfect Fit, organized the donation of 100 bicycles and gave them out on Sunday to children in his home area of Lousiville.
The event took place at Iroquois Park in Louisville and featured a host of Kentucky Athletics personnel, including Susan Lax, better known as Slax, the Sports Information Director (SID) for Kentucky football.
One of the key donors to Weaver’s cause was the 22 Oats Strong Foundation, the organization formed in honor of former Kentucky linebacker, Chris Oats, with the goal of supporting single-parent families that are experiencing the strain of caring for impaired children. To be exact, they sent over exactly 22 bicycles. How apropos.
Oftentimes, when people think of NIL, they associate it with an elaborate pay-for-play scheme filled with shady characters passing cash around in the grey area of the rulebook. While there are certainly instances of this occurring across the nation, one of the most underrated benefits of NIL is the ability it gives players to create foundations that give back to the community.
College athletes have long volunteered their time and participated in a variety of charitable causes, however, NIL allows them to go one step further. JJ Weaver is one of the players who is doing just that and this bike donation is a prime example. The Perfect Fit’s goal is to assist kids across the community, especially those who might be considered different.
Check out pictures and videos from the event shared by those in attendance and remember the next time you see JJ holding up his six-fingered hand for people to gawk at, that he’s much more than a guy in need of a specialty made glove.
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