That’s why he won this nomination. The video the team submitted on his behalf also included a voice-over from his oldest son, Ford.
“My dad is a good teammate and leader in the locker room,” the 5-year-old Ford said. “He also likes helping other people and making them feel good. He supports people in the military and families with kids. He just cares about others. I’m proud of my dad.”
And just like that, Corbett’s crying again. This guy.
But this work, on the field and off, is what’s meaningful to him, so he’s not afraid to let that show.
“The football accolades are great, you know,” he said recently. “But I’m in Year 8. I don’t know, am I halfway done with my career? Am I near the end? Am I not halfway done? I don’t know. But it’s going to end and you know, being a human is also going to end at some point, but God willing, a lot further down the road.
“But to just help out, like that’s never going to change. I have a spotlight now, and I want to maximize it, and I want to use it when football’s over. Like I’m still fortunate that I’m going to be able to continue to do whatever I can, whether it’s back in my hometown of Reno or staying here in Carolinas, wherever it is, like that part doesn’t end.”
Not when going and doing is what you do.
Not when you’re Austin Corbett.