Tight end Pat Freiermuth grew up in a family filled with educators, including his parents Dianne and John Freiermuth, so when he was thinking about a way to give back to the community, the decision was easy.

This week he launched the Freiermuth Fund, with education front and center.

"My parents and are both educators, my brother is an educator, my sister-in-law is an educator," said Freiermuth. "Basically, everyone in my family are teachers. So, I wanted to give back to schools, specifically the teachers. I wanted to base this off giving to teachers in low-income areas the supplies and stuff needed to have a successful classroom for all the kids.

"Sometimes the low-income areas are forgotten and it's harder for kids to have the necessary tools to go on and be successful later in life. S

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