Jalen Hurts Helps Younger Sufferer Of Bullying
Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts saved his greatest play final Saturday (November 9) for after the sport.
Following the Sooners’ 42-41 victory over Iowa State, the place Hurts threw three landing passes, he invited Rayden Overbay to have a good time with the workforce within the locker room.
Overbay is the particular wants scholar from simply exterior Oklahoma Metropolis who was focused in violent assaults by classmates who mocked him for being autistic, diabetic and deaf in his proper ear. The video of the assault circulated and went viral.
Hurts tweeted and shared a video of his interplay with Rayden, saying:
“It was nice getting to satisfy Rayden Overbay this weekend! He’s a real soldier and such an inspiration to many. He has a buddy in me! A lot Love! #StopBullying”
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Rayden’s mother and father are working with former MMA star Justin Wren and his “Battle For The Forgotten” anti-bullying marketing campaign.
Via Wren, Rayden has been in a position to join with well-known athletes like Baker Mayfield and Mick Foley for help.
Wren additionally introduced Rayden, who was suicidal after the assaults, to a hyperbaric therapy heart to assist him get better from the accidents.
Hurts, head coach Lincoln Riley, and your entire Sooner workforce let Rayden know all of them have his again.
Shout outs to Jalen Hurts and the Oklahoma Sooners and we #StandWithRayden.
