Braylon Edwards makes good on Cleveland scholarship promise

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Braylon Edwards makes good on Cleveland scholarship promise
Posted by Mike Florio on May 25, 2011, 3:34 PM EDT
Braylon Edwards

Unlike the fictional former Regional Manager of Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch, who promised a slew of college scholarships and ultimately delivered only laptop batteries, Jets receiver Braylon Edwards has made good on a vow to provide college tuition to a group of 100 eighth-grade students in Cleveland in 2007.

Edwards promised $1 million in academic scholarship money toward tuition, in exchange for a commit by the students to provide 15 hours annually of community service and to maintain a grade-point average of 2.5 or better.

Via Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, Edwards broke the news on Twitter today.

“As the 2nd most hated man in Clev. & a man of my word,” Edwards said, “today I will honor a promise made to 100 students in Cleveland years ago. The last of my Advance 100 students will graduate from my program and head off to college on scholarships that I will provide them with. Guys enjoy & embrace your new beginnings and remember your promise to me, to reach back & help someone else along the way.”

Edwards has been a polarizing figure, both in Cleveland and in New York. We’ve got a feeling he’ll continue to inspire equal parts love and hatred. For today, however, there are only good things to be said about a man from Michigan who managed to do some good for the Ohio city that embraced him — and eventually rejected him.
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Edwards was a real jerk when he played for the Browns. And he dropped more balls than he caught. But, I'm glad to see this.