Maurice Jones-Drew

thumb|Jones-Drew in 2010 Maurice Christopher Jones-Drew (born 23 March 1985) is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. Quotes I have three dogs, and to see some of the videos or go online and research how animals are treated for fur, the cruelty is worse than torture. I think it’s right that NFL players—with the platform that we have—can [spread] awareness that animals have lives and souls and they go through pain and suffering just as humans do, and they need to be treated accordingly. A lot of people think [that] wearing a fur is expensive, but you don’t know how expensive it is—lives are priceless. … Protecting animals is definitely something that in America we need to step up and do a better job of. "NFL Star Maurice Jones-Drew Chooses 'Ink, Not Mink'", video interview with PETA (5 November 2013). External links Category:American football players from the United States Category:Sports announcers Category:African Americans Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Oakland