Kirk Cousins, Baker Mayfield every pledge $50,000 to Hurricane Helene aid

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Baker Mayfield and Kirk Cousins briefly grew to become teammates forward of Thursday’s wild Falcons additional time win, with the 2 pledging $50,000 every to help catastrophe aid efforts from Hurricane Helene. 

The 2 made the pledge in a video posted to social media, with their contributions going towards a veteran-led humanitarian group, Staff Rubicon.

“They’ve volunteers who’re on the entrance traces getting their fingers soiled to do all of the work that it takes to scrub up,” Cousins stated within the video. 

The 2 NFC South quarterbacks additionally known as on the general public to do what they will to help aid efforts within the south following the devastating pure catastrophe. 

“We stand with those that have been affected,” Mayfield stated. “Honoring the lives misplaced and the households which might be nonetheless in misery. Collectively, we will make a distinction.”

A number of NFL groups have additionally teamed as much as donate to hurricane aid efforts, with the overall donations from the Falcons, Panthers, Texans, Buccaneers and NFL Basis combining for $8 million.

NFL Network host Sara Walsh revealed throughout a phase on Good Morning Soccer on Wednesday that her residence in Clearwater, Fla., had been subjected to devastating flooding from the hurricane. 

Baker Mayfield making his pledge within the video. @KirkCousins8/X
Kirk Cousins is donating $50,000 to Hurricane Helene aid. @KirkCousins8/X

She additionally added that her husband had to assist rescue their neighbors and that her household needed to be evacuated from their residence after the home behind them caught on hearth. 

The loss of life toll from the devastating storm reached 200 on Thursday and communities throughout the areas of Georgia and the Carolinas have seen large-scale property injury and flooding. 

Cousins and Mayfield after Thursday’s sport. AP

Staff Rubicon has greater than 140 volunteers deployed to areas in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee to help with the aid efforts and have served greater than 35 communities throughout these states, the organization’s website said. 

Thursday night time’s sport was performed in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and Cousins threw for a career-high 509 yards and 4 touchdowns to steer the Falcons (3-2) to a 36-30 additional time win.

Particles litters the realm surrounding the Swannanoa River throughout the aftermath of flooding brought on by the remnants of Hurricane Helene. Nathan Fish-USA TODAY

Cousins led a game-tying drive within the last minute earlier than discovering KhaDarel Hodge for a 45-yard landing to provide the Falcons the early division lead towards the Buccaneers (3-2).

Mayfield accomplished 19-of-24 passes for 180 yards and three touchdowns.

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