Former NFL star Antonio Brown She launched a fund for victims and their families of the terrorist attack that occurred in New Orleans in the early hours of New Year's Day.
More than a dozen people were killed and several others were injured when the suspect, Shams al-Din Jabbar, drove a truck into a crowd of people. On Bourbon Street. He was killed in an exchange of fire with officers after the ramming operation and is believed to have been inspired by ISIS.
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Antonio Brown, No. 81 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, looks on before the game against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 20, 2020 in Atlanta. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Brown launched a GoFundMe on Thursday, raising more than $3,500 in the first few hours.
“This has nothing to do with me, and everything to do with helping families who have lost loved ones in New Orleans,” the fundraiser's description reads. “I will be working with Gofundme to make sure any dollars raised are divided among the 15 families who lost loved ones on January 1. Our prayers.”
Brown isn't the only figure in the NFL offering a helping hand to victims.
Matthias Hauswirth of New Orleans prays in the street near the scene of a crash as a car drove a crowd of people down the New Orleans Canal and Bourbon streets on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
New Orleans Saints defensive end Cam Jordan Donate $25,000 To a fund established by the Greater New Orleans Foundation and the City of New Orleans.
“I'm joining @GNOFoundation and CityOfNOLA by donating $25,000 to the New Year's Day Tragedy Fund to support the victims of the attack,” Jordan wrote on X. “Please consider making a donation to help the families of those who lost their lives and those who were seriously injured.”
New Orleans Police and federal agents investigate a suspected terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on New Year's Day, Wednesday, January 1, 2025. (Chris Granger/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
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The attack prompted the postponement of the Sugar Bowl, which is now scheduled to take place at Caesars Superdome at 4 p.m. ET.
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