Braylon Edwards pays for 100 students to attend college

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http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2011-05-27/braylon-edwards-pays-for-100-students-to-attend-college

Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards is a man of his word. And because he is, 100 students are going to college on his dime.

In 2007, Edwards promised 100 Cleveland high school students that he would pay for their college tuition---a total value of $1 million---if they maintained grade point averages at 2.5 or higher and performed 15 hours of community service. The students lived up to their end of the bargain, and now Edwards is living up to his end, according to CBSSports.com and the Detroit Free Press.
Braylon Edwards will pay roughly $1 million in college tuition to 100 high school students. (AP photo)

"As the 2nd most hated man in Clev & a man of my word, today I will honor a promise made to 100 students in Cleveland years ago," Edwards tweeted. "The last of my Advance 100 students will graduate from my program and head off to college on scholarships that I will provide them with. Guys, enjoy and embrace your new beginnings and remember your promise to me, to reach back & help someone else along the way."

A former University of Michigan receiver and a Detroit native, Edwards, 28, was a first-round draft pick of the Browns in 2005. His time in Cleveland was sometimes marked by controversy and in October 2009, the Browns traded him to the Jets.

Edwards, who caught 53 passes for 904 yards and seven touchdowns last season, is currently unsigned but says he would like to return to the Jets. The team has two other free-agent receivers in Santonio Holmes and Brad Smith, and it seems unlikely they'll be able to sign all three.

Read more: http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2011-05-27/braylon-edwards-pays-for-100-students-to-attend-college#ixzz1NbuMGHgT

Pretty nice thing for him to do.

 

[kam.]

Looks like he didn't drop the ball on that one

heh heh heh.

 

[Elite]

Really nice thing for him to do. Not one of the people I expected to do something like this

 

[Pugz]

Looks like he didn't drop the ball on that one

heh heh heh.

that was awesome of him to do though

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Cool thing for Edwards to do.

 

[elcheato]

Great thing to do.

But he definitely isn't the 2nd most hated man in Cleveland lol.

 

[Rice18]

Great thing to do. Shows he has a great heart.

 

[cruzg24]

Damn that is amazing. I wonder what schools those 100 kids went to, that is really something great to do.

 

[RipCity32]

Edwards<3
Certainly a nice gesture.

 

[WHO-DEY-BENGALS_18]

Very nice of Edwards to do this. Always good to see when people give back to the community.

 

[Lake Louise]

My main man Edwards
It's a great thing to do, and I like that he kept his word.