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Chargers safety Darrell Stuckey to donate game check to help fight human trafficking

Published Jun. 23, 2015 12:53 p.m. ET

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James Parziale

No matter what kind of impact Darrell Stuckey makes on the field, he wants to make sure he cultivates a legacy off it.

The Chargers safety, entering his sixth season, has played in 59 career games. His average annual salary is $1.9 million on his current four-year deal, but this season he'll be donating a game check to a cause he believes in.

According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, Stuckey will donate $58,823.50 this season to fight human trafficking.

According to ENDCrowd, the numbers are staggering. The non-profit fights human trafficking says there are roughly 35.8 million people enslaved in the world which leads to over $150 billion in revenue.

That's why Stuckey supports Not For Sale, which was founded in 2007, and according to the SDUT, has helped "more than 10,000 vulnerable and exploited people on four continents."

"When you're given a platform to do what you love," Stuckey told the paper, "and you find out what you love to do inspires others, you get another opportunity to get the attention of others because of your affiliation. What are you going to do with it? Are you always going to give them sports, give them football, or will you let them truly get to know you?"

(H/t SDUT) 

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