3 Memories from Malcolm Jenkins career with Philadelphia Eagles

3. The ‘Birds’ lose a leader in the community.

When we’re all old men and women and we’re playing with the grandchildren, one day we might tell them stories of our great country, the game we love, and the teams that make up the NFL. Maybe we’ll talk about social topics and educate them on what we and our favorite players did to change things.

If we do that as Eagles fans, we won’t be able to tell the tale without bringing up Mr. Jenkins, his efforts to bring awareness to social issues, and his love for the people that he came into contact with.

Jenkins has met with members of Washington D.C.s Capitol Hill and its’ legislators. He’s the founder of his charity, the Malcolm Jenkins Foundation. That one’s mission is to remain “committed to youth development initiatives and programs which emphasize mentorship, character development, leadership, education, life skills, health, and recreation”.

There’s another of his charities, the Let’s Listen Together campaign, where he works to improve police and community relations. He’s been very visible in helping the less fortunate on holidays. He’s even reached out to a former juvenile lifer in an attempt to help him readjust to the world that is much different from the one he left after a conviction that had him serve 30 years.

Still, even with all of that being said, that doesn’t even scratch the surface to explain how great of a person he is and what he does to make the world he lives in a better place to exist in.

Someone’s background isn’t important to Malcolm Jenkins. Love, justice, and second chances are. Throw in the fact that he’s a superior football athlete, and you can see why Eagles fans are bummed about him leaving. He has a case for the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year Award every year. He’ll surely be missed. We at ITI and Eagles fans everywhere wish him luck in the next walk of his journey.