Falcons players join Russell Wilson at children’s hospital

There’s a false narrative out there that opposing players somehow don’t get along. The competition they show on the field bleeds over to real life. If you see a player on a rival team, you don’t communicate with him off the field.

Of course, this is what the most die-hard of fans would like to believe. It also couldn’t be further from the truth.

In the NFL, these players represent a fraternity. They are not much different from one another outside of the helmets they put on and jerseys they wear. Many rival players are close friends off the gridiron.

Known primarily for his altruistic mentality in the community and as someone who is always willing to help, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson continues to do good off the field.

When he makes a trip to a children’s hospital or lends a hand in the community, it usually goes unnoticed. This is just par for the course for Russ.

But when the Super Bowl-winning quarterback takes two players from a team he’s suiting up against this week, it should be newsworthy. It tells us a story about a NFL community that’s much bigger than the game of football .

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Mohamed Sanu and Devonta Freeman joined Wilson at the Seattle Children’s Hospital on Tuesday.

Wilson’s “Pass The Peace” campaign was launched in 2014 to help support women and children that have been the victims of domestic violence.

The goal here is to provide support in any way possible to families that have been torn apart by the growing reality of domestic violence in the United States.

In just a few short days, Wilson will lead his first-place Seahawks against the first-place Falcons in an important mid-October game between the two one-loss teams.

But for now, it appears that they are surely on the same team.

By Vincent Frank

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