The St. Louis Rams players at the forefront of their ‘hands up’ movement are taking platform a step further according to reports.
Cook and wide receivers Kenny Britt, Tavon Austin, Stedman Bailey and Chris Givens contributed $10,000 to an Urban League of St. Louis Christmas Party on Friday for residents of Ferguson and north St. Louis County.
Their donations helped purchase gloves, hats, socks, underwear, non-perishable food items, detergent, personal hygiene items and 200 coats.
“It’s small but it adds up,” Cook said of the donations. “It may save parents a few dollars here or there that they can maybe spend on a child’s toys or other things around the house.
“What we give needs to be given, and it doesn’t really need to be publicized.”
The players plan to attend after Fridays practice.
“We’re just going there because of what’s going on around the country,” Britt said, “and to show the people in Ferguson we’re not just here to protest, we’re here to help fix the community as well.”