Yet another reason to LOVE Ray Lewis!

Countless Americans heard about La'Shaun Armstrong, the 10-year-old boy orphaned April 12 when his mother drove herself and her four children into the Hudson River.

Countless Americans wanted to do something for the boy, who escaped through a window only to learn his mother and three half-siblings were dead.

All-Pro Baltimore Raven Ray Lewis was one of the very few able and willing to act.

"We are human and to hear that story, as soon as I heard it, I was like, 'I need to find him.'" Lewis told the New York Daily News. "Nobody is supposed to walk through life alone with that, especially being 10 years old."

The legendary linebacker took Armstrong bowling this week, which the boy described as "awesome," and former NFL cornerback Reggie Howard took the Middletown, N.Y. child to buy a suit.

But the help didn't stop there.

While the NFL held its draft only blocks away, Lewis and Howard invited Armstrong and his grandmother to a fundraiser for the United Athletes Foundation, an organization started three years ago to assist athletes and their communities. Armstrong and his grandmother, who is raising him with his father in prison, were put up at the Grand Hyatt and invited to the event by Howard, the foundation's president. The child was given a check and the promise of more help in the future.

Draft weekend always brings optimism and opportunity, but no one needs those things more than La'Shaun Armstrong. And thanks to one of the NFL Draft's all-time success stories, a boy's long and challenging road to adulthood can begin with a sliver of hope.

"I don't want to come into his life for a phase," Lewis told the Daily News. "I want to be in his life forever."

wow! that so awesome!

What a beautiful, selfless thing to do.

I love hearing stories like this!!!

"So shines a small deed..."

Except this is not so small.

SCNDLS said:

"I don't want to come into his life for a phase," Lewis told the Daily News. "I want to be in his life forever."

This part right here. He realises how important this is, he really is this kid's saviour.

That's how we do in Baltimore! Good job, Ray Ray. Go Ravens!!!!

That is absolutely so touching. I wish we could hear more stories like this in the news.

Nice..............very nice.

I saw that on the news the other day. That was so kind of Ray to reach out to him.

isn't this the guy who was tied to a murder? i don't know American football too well...

no I think that is another Ray Lewis

Ray Rice does some good stuff in Balti-murder too, like his football camp and other charity stuff

this is one of the rare moments in life where I wish I was immensely wealthy: to be able to help people in a way like this is so beautiful

whistle said:

isn't this the guy who was tied to a murder? i don't know American football too well...

Same guy............but there were no charges in that case.

very sweet

Graycap23 said:

whistle said:

isn't this the guy who was tied to a murder? i don't know American football too well...

Same guy............but there were no charges in that case.

The only reason he wasn't charged was he agreed to testify against his friends who were with him. They were found innocent, so guess who got away with nurder. Good ol' Ray.

weused2luvhim said:

Graycap23 said:

Same guy............but there were no charges in that case.

The only reason he wasn't charged was he agreed to testify against his friends who were with him. They were found innocent, so guess who got away with nurder. Good ol' Ray.

I've never been a Lewis fan and I don't really don't know the facts of the case.