Recommended reading: Anna Katherine Clemmons's ESPN.com piece on the Oakland Raiders' Nnamdi Asomugha. Asomugha is the best NFL cornerback you've never heard of, but where he really shines is off the field.
Two years ago, he financed a trip for four inner-city high school students so they could check out colleges back East. Last year, he paid for a trip for six.
Said one of the six: "Nnamdi opened my eyes. If he wasn't here, I never would've gone to Boston, never would've been to the East Coast."
Asomugha spends time helping kids at the East Oakland Youth Development Center, shooting hoops, talking, preaching work ethic. "He's like a friend we've known for a long time, so it's not like we're out here with a Raiders player," said 16-year-old Jasmine Williams. "He keeps in touch with everyone and doesn't forget them ..."
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=clemmons/081014&sportCat=nfl&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab7pos2
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