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Ravens' Jaylon Ferguson Spent 2019 NFL Draft Volunteering with Tornado Relief

Baltimore Ravens rookie linebacker Jaylon Ferguson spent much of the 2019 NFL draft helping people impacted by a tornado that hit his hometown of Ruston, Louisiana, on April 25.

Per ESPN's Jamison Hensley, Ferguson looked for victims, moved trees from the streets and provided pizza and water to people.

"The deadly tornado touched down for eight minutes, cutting a track of 6.8 miles through Ruston," Hensley wrote. "The 135-mph winds wrecked 500 homes, caused $9.1 million in damage to city property and led to two casualties."

Ferguson, who was home when the storm hit, is the NCAA's all-time sack leader.