Early on the morning of April 25, a series of tornadoes tore through the town of Ruston, La., home of Louisiana Tech University. Soon-to-be Baltimore Raven defensive lineman Jaylon Ferguson had been preparing for the biggest moment of his life -- the NFL Draft -- when the storms reached Ruston, where he had been waiting with his family.
As the city spent the weekend trying to recover from the storms that leveled homes and businesses and claimed two lives, Ferguson put his NFL Draft plans on hold to help the community pick up the pieces left behind.
"These are the same people that took me in and supported me for the last five years," Ferguson told Glenn Clark Radio April 30. "One of the best things I've seen about everything was the immediate response of the community; everybody was out immediately helping each other out. I'm grateful and appreciative of that, and I just want to be part of the effort."
