METAIRIE, La. -- Two of the New Orleans Saints' most prominent social activists, Benjamin Watson and Demario Davis, enjoyed powerful experiences during the team's bye week that demonstrated the inroads they have been making as members of the NFL Players Coalition.
Watson was invited to the White House last Wednesday to meet with President Donald Trump's adviser and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and discuss ideas for criminal justice reform.
Meanwhile, Saints owner Gayle Benson and New York Jets CEO Christopher Johnson both joined Davis at the Bronx Defenders gala in New York to support the veteran linebacker as he received an "In Pursuit of Justice" award for his own efforts to support criminal justice reform.