Most football fans know Jacksonville Jaguars rookie running back Leonard Fournette for what he accomplished on the field during his college career at LSU. In those three years, he racked up 3,830 rushing yards and 41 total touchdowns. Along the way, he picked up his fair share of honors, awards, and trophies.

In fact, you’d have to imagine Fournette acquired quite a few trophies throughout his football career. Before he even got to LSU he’d already been honored as a two-time USA Today High School All-American, Louisiana’s 2013 Mr. Football, and USA Today Offensive Player of the Year. All told, Fournette had over 700 trophies to his name thanks to what he accomplished on the field.

So much of Leonard’s story, however, is about what happened off the field. Not only did Fournette grow up in the 7th Ward of New Orleans, where crime and drugs take a toll, but he was also there when Hurricane Katrina hit, displacing him and his family and stranding him on a bridge for five nights. So much of what happened in his youth molded the man he became and now Fournette is paying it forward to the next generation.

Fournette recently partnered with MET-Rx and hatched a plan to give back to Raines High School in Jacksonville, Florida. They took those 700 or so trophies that Leonard acquired over the course of his youth and melted them down into free weights and kettlebells. Then, Fournette delivered the weights to the football team personally.

When asked if it was hard to give up the hardware he’d worked so hard for, Fournette said it actually wasn’t all that tough at all.

“I can’t remember a lot of the trophies I have because I won them when I was 5 or 6 years old. My trophy is going to good use at Raines. There’s hard work in those trophies and I believe they’re going to be used 100 percent so I don’t feel bad at all.”

Besides, we imagine Fournette probably has his eye on a few more trophies he’s yet to receive.

[Complex]

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Along with writing for Awful Announcing and The Comeback, Sean is the Editorial Strategy Director for Comeback Media. Previously, he created the Syracuse blog Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician and wrote 'How To Grow An Orange: The Right Way to Brainwash Your Child Into Rooting for Syracuse.' He has also written non-Syracuse-related things for SB Nation, Curbed, and other outlets. He currently lives in Seattle where he is complaining about bagels. Send tips/comments/complaints to sean@thecomeback.com.