On December 16, 2009 Chris Henry suffered fatal injuries after falling from a moving vehicle. In the wake of the tragedy, Henry's mother decided to donate his organs. Take a look at The NFL Today's heartwarming story presented on Thanksgiving Day.
This was quoted from USA TODAY:
On holidays, TV sports studio shows generally air features meant to strike viewers' emotional chords. On CBS' NFL pregame show Thursday, a feature on the late Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry also choked up show hostJames Brown.
Carolyn Henry Glasby, Henry's mother, talked about the recipients of organs from her son, who died in at accident last year at age 26. Following the report, an overcome Brown said "wow" and was unable to continue speaking.
Boomer Esiason stepped in told viewers he'd signed up to be an organ donor and reminded that "you too can give the gift of life. … I just want to say to Carolyn, as the father of a Cystic Fibrosis patient who may some day have to go through a lung transplant: you have touched millions today with your story and thank you so very much for being a hero today."
-- Michael Hiestand