The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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SEPTEMBER 2022 THE WOLVERINE 7 The Michigan football team kicked off its summer trip through its home state on July 21 with a visit to Flint. Among the items on the itinerary was a trip to the Genesee County Jail to serve lunches and perform acts of service for the residents of the jail. Head coach Jim Harbaugh, along with quarterback Cade McNamara, defensive tackle Mazi Smith, linebacker Mike Barrett, edges Taylor Upshaw and Mike Morris, defensive lineman Kris Jenkins, tight end Carter Selzer, wideout/de- fensive back Mike Sainristil, defensive back Caden Kolesar, cornerback DJ Turner, wide receiver Cornelius Johnson and offensive tackle Trente Jones were led through the jail by Genesee County Sheriff Christopher Swanson. "There is one thing I want you to take away from today's message," Swanson told the team. "You are an inspiration to people. You've got a talent and a platform that most people will never have. You are champions, and people watch you all over the world. Military bases watch you per- form. You have the ability to reach people. I am a licensed medic. There are people that know what that means. You breathe life into them. "When you see the people today, don't think that you are here as a football player. You're not here by accident. You are here to be an inspiration because you've been given a second chance. The people you see, you never know if today is the day they are going to make a decision to de- stroy their life, but they don't because they met you. You breathed life into that. You said a kind word and did an act of service. People look at you and they dream through your actions. You live, and they live vicariously through you, and you get to be what other people want. Do not ever minimize that responsibility. It's a gift. That's what we need you to do here." — Anthony Broome PHOTO BY ANTHONY BROOME FOOTBALL GIVES BACK ON TRIP THROUGH FLINT