Cleveland Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden is from the state of Oklahoma and after the tornado disaster hit he has made his way back to his home state to help with the relief efforts.
According to ESPN.com, Weeden headed back home to Oklahoma to help in the relief after the disaster destroyed thousands of homes in Moore and killed 24 people last week. Weeden said he was in contact with the local authorities and said he hoped to pitch in doing anything that he could to help. He is originally from Edmond and said that the tornado went through his wife's home town. Weeden spoke to reporters last week during practice about helping back home and said that everyone in his family made it through safely.
Weeden played college football for Oklahoma State and he said there was a time right after the tornado that they had trouble getting into contact with family. He wasn't the only Browns player to be affected by the tornado, as wideout Josh Cooper also had family in the area with his father Mike, who works in construction in Moore and had to hide in an underground shelter. Cooper also added that no one he knew was injured in the destruction.
"It actually went right through my wife's hometown," Weeden said following Thursday's practice. "Fourth Street, the path they keep talking about, my mother-in-law lives on Main, which is four blocks north of it, and my brother-in-law lives two blocks south of it. It went right over the top of them. Very, very fortunate to have no injuries and everybody's safe."
