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One NFL Player Is Donating His Entire 2017 Salary

Chris Long is playing the entire 2017 NFL season without making a cent for it. CBS News reports the Philadelphia Eagles defensive end already donated his first six game checks to fund scholarships at a school in his hometown of Charlottesville, Virginia. 

And on Wednesday Long announced he would be using his final 10 game checks to start the Pledge 10 for Tomorrow campaign to increase educational equality. 

"In my 10th year, I want to celebrate the awesome opportunity I've had to play football by giving back to the communities that have given me that gift," Long says in a statement. According to the New York Times, Long says he's giving up his paychecks this year because he believes "that education is the best gateway to a better tomorrow for everyone in America.

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