Truist and the NFL: Beyond the Field

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Bradley Chubb

“Today, we're gonna have a little fun man.” 

 “Y’all ready to have some fun?”

 Every year, I try to give back to the community. And this year, Truist and the Boys and Girls Club really helped me take that to the next level.

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Bradley Chubb

My foundation is the Chubb Foundation, and our mission is to activate human potential. We do that with our pillars of entrepreneurship, financial literacy, mentorship, and physical education. 

 “That's what we out here for today, man, to have a good time, to have fun, compete with each other.”

 Purpose of it was just to get kids active, you know, have them around

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Bradley Chubb

myself and other NFL players as well. And then, have a conversation with somebody who's kind of possibly doing something that they want to do in the future. 

 “This means a lot to me because I was once in you guys’ shoes.”

 Growing up, I went to UGA football camps, and talking to those guys. Talking to them was like - made my world,

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Bradley Chubb

So I just wanted to be able to give back and do the same thing to them.

 “Y'all competed, and y'all ran hard, so good job guys! Give yourself a round of applause!” 

 To see the smiles on those kids’ faces, to see them running around with joy, with the (just) excitement to be there - you can’t ask for nothing better than that.

 “Good job. Good feet.”

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Bradley Chubb

“Good feet!”

 “Truist is a proud partner of the Miami Dolphins, and we are excited to be here with Bradley Chubb. Thank you.” 

 I think it's important to have a partner like Truist because, at the end of the day, their mission aligns with ours. They want to see the best out of the next generation as well. They're a company that has been doing it for years, and at a high level as well

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Bradley Chubb

so, whenever you get a chance to partner with somebody like that, you've gotta take it. When it comes to the financial literacy side, I feel like that's one thing that as a kid, you don't really think about the money until the money comes into your hand, and money could be a powerful tool, but it can also be a scary tool as well.

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Bradley Chubb

Even with the physical education, you know, just allowing kids to be active at an early age and get out, play - see how much health is actually wealth.

 “In order to get to where you want to go in life, it's all about hard work and focus.” 

 I was put in this position to give light to others. You know, I feel like it's my obligation to give back to the kids and to the community in general, just to show them that it is possible, that anybody can do it, and that they have something to shoot for.

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Bijan Robinson:

For Truist to give me an opportunity to bless 8,000 kids that are all here. Not just to get some books, but, like, to find a community, to find each other, to just enjoy the love of reading because it's so important for them, for me, and for everybody around here.

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Jennifer Saunders:

How about we invite every first, second, and third grader to the Mercedes-Benz Stadium so that Bijan can read a story to them? I get excited about things like that.

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Bijan Robinson:

I feel like this is my true purpose right here. I struggled with reading as a kid. This is so important for me to bring them here, to read to them. This is like once in a lifetime. This is way bigger than me. It's all for them....one of my friends...I want to make sure that those kids, you know, living the life that they want to live, all for picking up a book. The book is called "Be You!" This is your journey. This is your path. That's why I love this book so much, and that's why I love to share it with these kids. To read this book to them, it'll be super cool for them.

You guys ready?

[ Kids cheering ]

That's not loud enough.

Y'all ready?

[ Kids cheering louder ]

Let's get started. I will...

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Kids:

Be me!

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Bijan Robinson:

Get somebody reading to me, I would be absolutely, like, ecstatic right now.

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Kid:

I really like you.

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Bijan Robinson:

Oh, man. Thank you.

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Jennifer Saunders:

Inspiring a joy of reading in students is what makes the difference in their lives.

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Bijan Robinson:

That's why Truist and I are partners. That's where my values are. That's where their values are. And that's how we align to do great things. We hear these kids back here. That's genuine love.

[ Chuckles ] That's pure joy.

For them to be here, for them to be on this field, this is an experience that they'll never forget. They can achieve so many great things in life. It might start in a place like this.

Thank you to Truist for letting us surprise somebody very special --Jennifer. She's an amazing educator around Atlanta, and without her, this event would never have happened.

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Jennifer Saunders:

Hello! That event blew my mind.

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Bijan Robinson:

Yeah.

I have a surprise from Truist because everything that you've done for these kids, so I have two Super Bowl tickets.

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Jennifer Saunders:

[ Laughs ]

Oh, my goodness gracious.

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Bijan Robinson:

What Truist is doing, they're really changing people's lives. I want to continue to be a partner with them, and I can't wait to see where it goes.