DeSean Jackson runs perfect comeback route

Nadin Khoury is a 13-year-old young man from Upper Darby, Pa.  He's a 5-foot-2 eighth-grader who recently moved the Philadelphia suburb with his mom and sister.  Nadin's mom, Rebecca is a native of Liberia and left the country in 2000 seeking a better life for her family.  Let's put this all together.  Nadin is a small kid, new to the neighborhood, and his mom talks kind of funny.  You guessed it.  He became an easy target for bullies.  One day while walking to his bus stop, a group of kids starting taunting him.  They talked about his mother's speech and how she looked.  Time out for a moment.  I'm going to make a personal observation before we continue.  I've taught and coached hundreds of young men in my life and one thing never fails.  You can measure the character of a young man by how he treats and protects his mother.

Now back to our story.  The group of kids pushed Nadin down and dragged him down a hill.  He got up and fought one of them and got the better of the kid.  The kid Nadin beat up started getting grief.  This made him angry and the group increased its attacks on Nadin.  Enter January 11 of this year.  Nadin was attacked by seven bigger schoolmates.  The young man was kicked, punched, and hung on a wrought-iron gate.  His attackers were as bold as they were vicious.  They recorded the incident an posted it on YouTube.  In the video, you can see the brazen attack on Nadin Khoury.  You can also see groups of adults in the background doing what many adults do today...nothing.

No one came to Nadin's aid.  The adults just stood there as if they were super-glued to the pavement.  Rebecca did not take this lying down.  Armed with the video evidence the bullies took themselves, she told anyone who would listen about what happened to her son.  The police and school took action against the group.  ABC's The View got hold of the story and found out that Nadin's favorite athlete is Eagles' wide receiver, DeSean Jackson.  Producers contacted Jackson, who lives in Los Angeles in the off-season.  The following video is taken from Nadin's interview on The View.  Watch what happens (Email subscribers click here).



It's great that Nadin got to meet his favorite player and has the support of a lot of important people.  I'm impressed with Jackson and his teammates because they did something that no adult did on that fateful day.  They showed up in support of Nadin.  Jackson's fame, money, and athletic ability were overshadowed by his character.  Watch the video again.  He sat down next to the kid, put his arm around him, and told him things were going to be OK.  That may be the best comeback route I've ever seen a receiver run.  Until next time...

Be a Good Sport!

-Sol