Chicago Bears rookie J.T. Thomas is a nice guy and a school dance date for 14 yr old girl.

[givemebackmycountry]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81ff5cb1/article/lets-dance-bears-rookie-thomas-helps-girl-with-spina-bifida?module=HP_headlines

Joslyn Levell couldn't wait to get to school Monday.
The eighth-grader became the most talked-about kid at Suncrest Middle School in Morgantown, W.Va., after scoring a date with Chicago Bears rookie J.T. Thomas for her end-of-school-year formal dance Friday.

"I'm not used to the attention, but I like it," Levell said. "It's been amazing. I can't wait to hear what everybody has to say."

In one of the true feel-good stories of this uncharted offseason, Thomas, a player most NFL fans have never heard of unless they followed the University of West Virginia, showed how being genuine and decent can change somebody's life.

Levell has spina bifida, a condition in which the spine doesn't properly develop. She is confined to a wheelchair most of the time.
Thomas is a hulking 240-pound linebacker with a soft heart and a shot to join the Bears' vaunted defense after being drafted in the sixth round last month.
It was Chicago's final pick.

Nice story.

edit: spelling

[bigwillq]

1. What a great story.

K and R

[fried eggs]

2. How old is he?

[WillParkinson]

4. Per the story...

He is 22.

[n2doc]

3. Nice to read a good story about a athlete and an underage girl for once n/t

[VWolf]

8. Would be nicer if this story got the kind of press

that the "other" stories do.

I hope it does.

[TheWraith]

5. That's pretty awesome, right there. nt

[joeybee12]

6. Very nice story...this guy sounds great...knr

[Brickbat]

7. I love how he asked her. This guy totally gets it.

[KamaAina]

9. She's gorgeous!

I can't believe all those boys turned her down. :( Ableism sucks.

Then again, I once had a thing for a woman with spina bifida. :loveya:

Note to NFL: The lovely young lady is not "confined to a wheelchair". She "uses" a wheelchair.

[rurallib]

10. I truly hope he makes the team and has a great career

and of course, I certainly hope Joslyn has the best life she can.
What a great story.

[lpbk2713]

11. Thanks for posting this excellent story.

Some times I need my faith in humanity revived.
This story ought to last me for a while.
I too will follow JT's career. I wish him well.


:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[ceile]

12. Wonderful story!

Got a little something in my eye...