UNM football players full of love for the community

Editor,

In this day and age, when we always hear about athletes’ missteps, I feel it’s important to talk about the positives when they do something right.  

I watched a group of UNM football players take part in the Corbin Hayes four-on-four Flag Football Tournament over the July 4 weekend in Rio Rancho.  

These young men were incredible.  

They not only played in the tournament, but they stuck around both days and helped coach children’s teams and cheered on teams regardless of who was playing. Heck, two of them didn’t even play but showed up to coach and support the event.

These young men were respectful and pleasant.  

They made me proud to be associated with UNM Athletics, especially UNM football. I hope you will all agree that we should support these young men and reward the positive behavior we claim to want to see from athletes.  

Join me in saying thank you to these young men, and if you get the chance go to a UNM football game, reward them with your attendance and support. They earned it.

Dan Foley
UNM community member