Photo courtesy of Demario Davis/Twitter
A New Orleans Saints linebacker has turned a fine into a donation to St. Dominic Memorial Hospital in Jackson.
Demario Davis, a Brandon native, was originally fined just over $7,000 by the NFL for wearing an unapproved headband, but after winning his appeal, Davis tweeted that he�ll be donating the original amount of the fine to the hospital. The veteran linebaker has also begun selling the headbands, which read �Man or Woman of God�, with all proceeds going to St. Dominic.
Davis said that through the sale of the headbands, they�ve already raised nearly $40,000.
We�ve raised $30,000 from headbands AND I won my appeal! Always glory above so I�m donating that original $7,017 to @stdomhospital still. Ya�ll helped me turn a $7,000 negative into a $40,000 positive & got this school to support! Let�s go! #ManOfGodhttps://t.co/tUndNVQSk1 pic.twitter.com/gdph6GZUpE
� Demario Davis #56 (@demario__davis) October 8, 2019
While Davis was playing for the Brandon Bulldogs, his mother worked at St. Dominic.
In a tweet, the hospital stated that the donations will help to fund the expansion of their emergency room.
Demario Davis is a Mississippi native who played football for Brandon High School while his mother worked at St. Dominic Hospital. Today he is a starting linebacker in the NFL. Click here https://t.co/nssgiQWa2q
to join him in supporting St. Dominic�s Emergency Room expansion. pic.twitter.com/mbG0D4fZJn� St. Dominic Hospital (@StDomHospital) October 8, 2019
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