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Derek Carr is fast becoming one of my favorite NFL players. Not only can the dude fling it, he’s also tough as nails, and now to top it off, he’s apparently a super nice and down-to-earth guy to boot.
We know this now because earlier this week Carr Carr was driving along in Dublin, California when he came across a guy on the side of the road who had run out of gas. Rather than do what most anyone else would do, especially a high-profile athlete, and just cruise by, he stopped to help.
The man, Ron Reeser, who says he is a 49ers fan, was getting ready to walk to a gas station so he jumped in for the free lift. That’s where the story gets even more awesome.
Reports KTVU…
“This light at Orchard and Tassajara turned green and my car just instantly stopped,” says Reeser. A man in a black SUV pulled up next to him.
“He stuck his head out the window and said hey is everything okay?
At that point I was going to get my gas can and I said I ran out of gas. He said why don’t you hop in the car. I’m going to get some gas,” says Reeser.
It was only a half mile to the gas station. The two talked about their careers.
“I’m a music producer and I’m a DJ. I’ve been doing it a while. I asked him where he was from. He had an accent. He said I’m from Texas. I said okay cool. He said he lived in Fresno and played at Fresno State before he moved over here. I said that’s pretty cool. ‘What do you do?’ He said ‘I’m a football player’. I said ‘that’s great,'” says Reeser.That’s when the men pulled up to the gas station. On the ride back to Reeser’s car, they continued to talk.
“What position do you play? You said you’re a football player? He said I’m a quarterback. I said that’s cool,” says Reeser. “I said ‘What string are you?’ He said ‘I’m first string’.Reeser asked what his favorite team was. Carr said, “I’m a little biased ’cause I play for the Raiders.”
“At that moment, I stepped back and said what’s your name?” He answered, “I’m Derek Carr.”
Whoa.
But wait, there’s more…
Reeser says Carr told him he wanted to be a pastor someday when he retired from football.
The quarterback made another unexpected move when they arrived back at Reeser’s car.
Before parting ways, Reeser said Carr asked if there was anything he wanted to pray for. “Me being Catholic and raised that way, I said ‘Sure, why not?’ He put his right hand on my left shoulder. We said a prayer together. At that point, it was a little mind-blowing because I didn’t expect that at all.”
The two exchanged contact information. Since then, Reeser tweeted this to Carr:
“Thank you for the help and prayer today @derekcarrqb. You’ve restored my faith in humanity and appreciate you taking the time. #god bless. #payitforward.”
Carr replied, “God bless you too. Anytime!!!! But hopefully not on the side of the road again. haha.”
Reeser later wrote about the meeting, saying, “I’m ready for the rest of the week and possibly just became a #Raiders fan LOL. #04 #DerekCarr #payitforward #humbled.”
Awesome.
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