Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Chris Long announced Tuesday that he will donate his first six game checks from the 2017 NFL season to create a pair of scholarships for students at St. Anne's-Belfield School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
According to Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk, Long said in a statement that the donation is his way of fighting back against the "Unite the Right" rally that occurred in Charlottesville in August: "In August, we watched people fill our hometown streets with hatred and bigotry. [My wife] Megan and I decided to try to combat those actions with our own positive investment in our community.