Jaeveyon Morton isn't a piece of someone's turf. He isn't a piece of meat. He's not a commodity or a statistic. No, he is a 16-year-old sophomore at Martin Luther King High School in Detroit. He has dreams.
Football talent, smarts, athleticism, a work ethic, a face, a name, hopes and dreams.
"I want to go to college and play football," he says.
The amazing thing is, even though he's only 5'9", he is good enough to achieve this dream.
But money is tight because his dad has health issues. Morton has two older brothers; one went to college in Illinois for a year, but the bills were too much.