Sally LeBlanc Zimmer was kneeling at the grave of her daughter Mya on Wednesday afternoon, clearing space for the Christmas flowers she planned to lay.
Zimmer’s phone rang. And the caller was letting her know that Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jarvis Landry, who had once dated Mya, was going to wear special cleats in her memory this Sunday afternoon.
Landry will wear cleats with the words “CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION” in large, bold block letters, above an orange Nike swoosh.
“She would have been elated,” LeBlanc Zimmer said from Lutcher, La. “He could have chosen 1,000 other charities, but he’s doing this in her honor.