JJ Weaver has been at the highest of highs and lowest of lows at the University of Kentucky. After receiving help through life’s most difficult challenges, he’s now helping others.
In the summer of 2020 Weaver’s father, Terrance Weaver, was murdered during a home invasion. He played through it, but was faced with another obstacle that fall when he suffered a torn ACL at Florida. Without football, he could no longer just play through his pain.
“That was the worst time of my life. I was just so isolated.” Weaver told CBS Sports, “I was showing it in the locker room.