Former South Carolina State linebacker Darius Leonard is a beast on the field, and a gentle giant off the field. He stopped today to change a tire for a young lady whose tire was flat.
The Indianapolis Colts have a possessed man in rookie linebacker Darius Leonard. On the field, he plays like a mad man, but off the field, he is one of the kindest and amazing people. Today on Easter, he was driving by a young lady who had a flat tire and he changed her tire for her.
@Colts Darius Leonard continues to be an outstanding player on and off the field. So thankful to God that he stopped and helped me. Much love! pic.twitter.com/EKdmpCdYbH
Leonard is a small school player and we love and support our HBCU players, because this is awesome. It is not everyday you hear about a player stopping on the side of the road to help someone. This is old school right here, and I love every minute of it.
He finished his rookie season in 2018 with 163 combined tackles (111 solo), eight pass deflections, seven sacks, and one interception in 15 games and 15 starts.[ Leonard recorded the most tackles among all players as a rookie in 2018. He received an overall grade of 80.3 from Pro Football Focus, which ranked ninth among all linebackers in 2018.
NFL Draft Diamonds was created to assist the underdogs playing the sport. We call them diamonds in the rough. My name is Damond Talbot, I have worked extremely hard to help hundreds of small school players over the past several years, and will continue my mission. We have several contributors on this site, and if they contribute their name and contact will be in the piece above. You can email me at nfldraftdiamonds@gmail.com
