Browns cut player who lost girlfriend in deadly crash
He said things like, “A funny thing happens when you start playing this game of football; you think you’re just playing, you’re coaching, everything’s fine, until life hits. And then when life hits, it’s kind of a reality check.”
And things like, “If you want to get the most out of your team, you have start at some point caring about each other. And when you do that, that builds relationships.”
When Devon Still found out his young daughter, Leah, was battling cancer and he needed to step away from football to help care for her, the Cincinnati Bengals kept Still on their practice squad, giving Still some income and more important making sure Leah had health insurance.
When Ryan Shazier suffered a life-altering spinal injury in 2017, the Pittsburgh Steelers did, and continue to do, what they can to support Shazier financially and emotionally.
The Browns clearly don’t subscribe to the same level of humanity, or at minimum it had a limit of around three months.
The Browns trumpeted the news via social media when the NFL cleared Hunt to return to practice in October.
The day before Hunt returned to practice, Smith posted pictures of Haven on Instagram to celebrate her turning 2 months old. She’s wearing a bow on her adorable head, a white lace tunic and leggings.
And even in his new, unexpected role, Smith hasn’t turned his back on others: on Tuesday, Rowan Helping Ministries, in Smith’s native North Carolina, announced that as part of #GivingTuesday, Smith has agreed to match any donations the organization receives, up to $5,000. The organization is hoping to raise enough money to build a new storage shed for its soup kitchen.
If only the Browns weren’t so quick to turn their back on Smith in his time of need.