Kempis Songster was released last month after more than 30 years in prison for a murder he committed as a teenager.
Now, he’s going to the Super Bowl, courtesy of Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins.
As the Eagles’ nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, Jenkins was allotted two tickets to the Super Bowl to give to anyone he wanted, said his spokeswoman, Kristi Roehm. Jenkins chose Songster, and is paying for Songster and his fiancé’s travel and hotel in Minneapolis, said Dan Levy, community relations manager For the Eagles.
Jenkins, 30, met Songster, 45, while he was at Graterford prison, and also met with him the day after his Dec.