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New Orleans Saints receiver and returner Deonte Harris is giving back to his team's home city and his hometown during the coronavirus pandemic:
The Saints organization has been hit directly by COVID-19, as head coach Sean Payton announced he had tested positive for the virus on March 19:
Gayle Benson, owner of the Saints and the NBA's New Orleans Pelicans, personally donated $1 million toward creating the Gayle Benson Community Assistance Fund earlier this month. She provided a statement that reads, in part:
"The COVID-19 pandemic has had, and will continue to have, an enormous impact on our community and businesses of all sizes.