Giants superstar Saquon Barkley scored with kids at a South Bronx housing project over the weekend as he handed out free book bags.
The 22-year-old New York running back was born in The Bronx. Young fans at the Patterson Houses swarmed him during the school-goodie giveaway Saturday, NY1 reported.
“Anytime you’re blessed, in a position where God blesses you, to have an impact on your community and an impact on other people, you want to take advantage of that,” the NFL player said. “I’m just blessed and fortunate enough to be able to give back.”
Barkley said he had another message for kids.
“You can do whatever in this world that you want to,” the football phenom said. “Whatever you want to be. If you want to be a NFL running back, you want to be a champ, you want to be a doctor or anything you want to be. Anything is possible as long as you put your mind to it, have the right mindset and the right work ethic. You can accomplish anything.”
One of the kids in the crowd said of Barkley’s appearance, “It’s a big thing … because a lot of people don’t see other celebrities nowadays, and he comes from the bottom. So it’s good how he is supporting people in these streets that’s still struggling to get book bags.
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Read the original story by Kate Sheehy in the New York Post.
