Editor's note: This story originally appeared on Time.com on Dec. 14, 2016.
After playing Division III football at Norwich University, in Northfield, Vt., and then at Mount Union, in Alliance, Ohio, receiver Pierre Garçon never expected to be drafted. Yet the sixth-round pick of the Colts in 2008 has made the most of his opportunity, becoming a top target for Washington’s Kirk Cousins this season after hauling in 72 receptions for 777 yards and six touchdowns in 2015.
Garçon has made an even bigger impact off the field with the work he has done in Haiti, his family’s homeland.