Former Raider Continues To Give Back To Las Vegas

Once you're planted in this community as an athlete, you live here, play here and become apart of Las Vegas! However, that can all change with one phone call. Although traded back in March, there is one former Raider that continues to give back to Las Vegas. It's a great story that The Mike & Carla Morning Show is proud to tell!

Back in March, after just two seasons with the Las Vegas Raiders, Darren Waller, was traded to the New York Giants. However, that has not stopped the big tight end from continuing to give back to this town. After getting clean himself, Waller got his life straightened out and the NFL gave him a second chance. A chance that the Georgia Tech grad took total advantage of. Not only was he a great player for the Raiders, but more importantly, his impact on this city can still be felt.

Darren Waller has helped over 52 individuals get their life back on track. Over this past weekend, he got together with many of them with an event at the Gold Coast. It was a celebration for all of them on how far they have come.

The Darren Waller Foundation was setup here in Las Vegas to help others get through the same struggles Waller went through himself. The "Against The Wall" is the Foundation's signature outreach program that continues to help others. Despite being traded, Waller will continue his efforts here as well as in New York with the Giants.

It's an amazing testimonial to this one man who had an incredible uphill climb, but with support from family and friends was able to win. And now he is setting the example for others to follow. However, he's humility let's everyone know that he has been there, he know what others are going through. And more importantly, with that knowledge, he is here to help!

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With the Big Game coming up, we think knowing which cities are the best or worst for football fans! Football isn't just a game for people or it's fans. For some, it's a almost like religion. They need to watch every game, be at every game, and buy their teams items to show support! In the United States, Football is the most popular sport! WalletHub found that 62% of Americans consider themselves a fan of football. 54% said the same about college football!

Some fans go way overboard to show their loyalty or support for their team. Some turn their homes into shrines for their teams. Others dress up or sport their teams colors and logos! Every year the results could change based on how well the teams do, but for the most part the results to alter too much.

There are cities who go over the top for their teams. Some of those cities even have college teams as well! WalletHub compared over 200 cities that have either a professional football team, college team, or both, and came up with a list of the best and worst cities for football fans.

Las Vegas ranked #20 overall but #18 in pro football! Sadly our UNLV Runnin' Rebels, the city fans ranked #233 for college.

The bottom five cities on the list are Lawrence, KS at #245, Louisville, KY at #246, Fort Collins, CO at #247, Easton, MA at #248, and Valparaiso, IN at #249!

Below are the top five best football cities for fans!

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As a Steelers fan, I won't ever deny this. Pittsburgh has not only the Steelers but a huge college football fanbase as well! From Pitt to Penn State. In fact they ranked #1 for pro football and ranked #10 for college football!

Cheese heads unite! Green Bay Packers come in at #2 for pro football. As far as college football, they're fan base ranked #240!

Dallas, Texas may have a  lot of haters towards their teams, but when it comes to their city loving and supporting their teams, they ranked #3 for pro football with the Dallas Cowboys. As for college, not so much. They tied the Green Bay at #240.

This one was surprising! With the amount of fans the New England Patriots have, you would think they'd be higher up. Especially with their successful run with Tom Brady! But as far as the city ranked for fans, they came in at #4! As for college, they came in at #194.

Another surprising result. With L.A. having two teams playing in their city, the L.A. Rams and the L.A. Chargers, you would think they would be higher. Yes, the two teams are rivals, but that makes the city more of a football city! They came in at #5 for pro and for college, this isn't shocking...#37!