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Jermaine Gresham's Act Of Kindness

Cardinals tight end pays bag fee for airline passenger in bind

May 31, 2018 at 08:17 AM

Staff

Cardinals TE Jermaine Gresham in a game against the Giants last season.

Jermaine Gresham didn't plan on becoming a viral sensation Wednesday, but a random act of kindness at the airport led to plaudits far and wide.

The Cardinals' tight end came to the rescue of Delilah Cassidy, a recent Arizona State graduate who was in danger of missing her flight at Los Angeles International Airport because her credit card wouldn't work to pay for a checked bag. Cassidy didn't realize until later that the man who paid the $50 fee for her was Gresham.

Here is the story from Cassidy's Twitter account:

WOW okay so the most amazing thing just happened to me and I can’t help but share it with the world. American Airlines instituted a new policy where you have to pay to take a carry-on onto the plane. Which is ridiculous but off topic.
— Delilah Cassidy (@Delilah_Cassidy) May 30, 2018

They tell me that I’m going to have to miss the flight and head back to the ticket counter to pay down there. I’m pleading, devastated after a long day of travel. Then, this man walks up and says, “How much is it?” They tell him $50 and he says “I got it.”
— Delilah Cassidy (@Delilah_Cassidy) May 30, 2018

I’m crying as I write this and as I board the flight. This man was an angel. I stop him as he’s sitting in first class and try to give him my money but he just shook me off and told me to pay it forward.
— Delilah Cassidy (@Delilah_Cassidy) May 30, 2018