Many professional athletes put on charity softball and golf events during the offseason. Tyrann Mathieu went another direction Saturday (March 24).
The former LSU football player now with the Houston Texans hosted a charity kickball game at the Shrine on Airline in Metairie because he wanted to do something he felt had a stronger connection to his hometown New Orleans.
"I wanted to do something that reminded me of home," Mathieu said. "Growing up, we played a ton of kickball, not only in the streets but definitely in school. I thought, 'Why not kickball?'"
Mathieu had several former LSU football players on hand for the event, with Jamal Adams, Duke Riley and Justin Vincent among them.