Falcons punter fights child poverty with on field success: 'God put me in this position to help people'

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Atlanta Falcons punter Bradley Pinion is working toward big goals both on and off the field. 

While the Falcons battle for the NFC South, Pinion is also fighting for another cause. 

Bradley Pinion, #13 of the Atlanta Falcons, warms up before the game against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on Oct. 29, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans defeated the Falcons 28-23. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

"I firmly believe that God put me in this position to help people and to use this platform to share His light and to share His word," he told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. 

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Pinion and his wife Kaeleigh have launched "Punts for Purpose" alongside Compassion International with the goal of supporting child survival centers in the developing world. For his part, $1,000 will be donated to the charity for every one of Pinion’s punts that falls within the 20-yard line this season. 

According to the Falcons, Pinion has raised $20,000 through Week 13. 

The initiative has garnered attention throughout the league with 12 other punters joining him by Week 14. It has also led to him being named the Falcons' 2023 Walter Payton Man of the Year. 

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"It's a huge honor, and I'm very humbled to be selected. Something that you don't take lightly," Pinion said of his nomination.

Atlanta Falcons' Bradley Pinion during the NFL International match at Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. (Bradley Collyer/PA Images via Getty ImageS)

"And it's one of those things that you just –