RICARDO LOCKETTE W R IT T E N BY CA RLTO N F L ETC H ER PHOTO S BY TO D D STO N E
When Ricardo Lockette helps out another kid living in poverty, speaks to a crowd of hero-worshiping middle schoolers, lends a hand to a homeless family with nowhere left to turn or provides a way out for a woman who has been the victim of domestic violence, most people just assume that he's one of those good guys who's decided to give back to others after enjoying a successful – but shortened – professional sports career. The cynical among us might even snidely mention the words "tax write-off."
But they're all wrong.
