Bills running back Ray Davis has been selected as the Week 9 NFLPA Community MVP after hosting a group of mentors and mentees from the local Big Brothers Big Sisters program at Highmark Stadium. Davis is only the fourth rookie to earn NFLPA Community MVP honors in the program's 11-year history and the second rookie recognized this season.
On Tuesday Oct. 22 Davis hosted seven Bigs and Littles at Highmark Stadium and shared with them the impact that the program had on him. During the event, Davis allowed them all to ask questions, played with them and gave them a tour of the field and the locker room.
"I want for people to see that my success story could be theirs, just based on someone getting involved in being a Big to a Little, and I want to continue to advocate that. I want to continue to speak on that. I want to continue to be a role model, not only for Littles, but for Bigs… I want my Little to be able to look at me and go, 'he did everything he could to be where he is because of all the challenges that he faced and how he had to open up,' and I hope that my Little is willing to do the same thing… I hope it's just a ripple effect of continuous motivation and, just the ability to change people's lives because they wanted to continue to do the same thing that their Big did."
Davis was part of the Big Brothers Big Sisters program as a child and met his Big Patrick at 16. Patrick has been in Davis's life since they met eight years ago. He believes that the Big Brothers Big Sisters and to share his success story are important because there are children that need mentorship.
"I think it's very important because as a lot of people say, there's not a lot of success stories in this world as we all hope and wish for and from what other people's words are, me and Patrick are one of the very few success stories that have made it out of Big Brothers, Big Sisters," Davis said. "That's something I want to continue to push… There's kids who need mentorship. There's kids who just need a role model… I think if they see that there's somebody there ,who's consistently wanting to push them to become a better version for themselves, then that's all you need."
For being named the Week 9 Community MVP, the NFLPA will make a $10,000 donation to a foundation of his choice.
Ray Davis host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
Ray Davis (22) host a meet and greet with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier October 22, 2024 at Highmark Stadium.
