Dunbar alum Vernon Davis isn’t spending the lockout worrying about when it will end. He’s too busy with life.
The former Maryland standout tight end, now with San Francisco, was part of a contingent that helped distribute hearing aids in Uganda and Rwanda over a 10-day period. Davis’ younger brother, Vontae Davis, also attended.
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“If there wasn’t a lockout, I probably would have taken [the trip] anyway,” Vernon Davis told the Associated Press. “It was amazing. It was breathtaking because you look at these kids who can’t hear anything, and you plug these hearing aids in their ears, and all of a sudden they’re responding. You can’t do anything but be thankful to be able to help them hear and respond. It brought a lot of emotion. I’m already an emotional guy.”
But Davis also is busy auditioning for TV acting jobs and giving out the Vernon Davis Visual Arts Scholarship. In June, he and Vontae will conduct a football and mentoring clinic at Howard University.
“It means a lot to me because I know how important it is to go out and give back and share some of the lessons and just the gifts that you always wanted as a kid,” Davis said. “Growing up in a low-income, poverty area in the inner city of Washington, D.C., I know what it’s like. When I think of the kids, it touches me in ways you can’t even imagine.”
