Many professional athletes put on charity softball and golf events during the offseason. Tyrann Mathieu went another direction Saturday.
The former LSU football player now with the Houston Texans hosted a charity kickball game at the Shrine on Airline 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.