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FRISCO, Texas — Everyone handles grief, depression and anxiety differently in life, but sometimes the biggest thing someone suffering with those emotions can hear is that someone else dealt with a similar issue and found a way to get through it.
That was certainly the case for the Dallas Cowboys’ International Fan of the Year Eduardo Flores. He had the honor of announcing the Cowboys’ first of two seventh-round picks (the 233rd overall pick) in the 2024 NFL Draft live from Detroit last Saturday, and Flores spent part of his time in the spotlight to say, “I wouldn’t be standing here today without [Cowboys quarterback] Dak Prescott.”
On Friday night, he and Prescott met at the quarterback’s “Faith, Fight, Finish” Foundation Gala, an event to raise money for a variety of causes: colon cancer research, mental health, suicide prevention, to bridge the gap between law enforcement and their communities and to aide those facing hardship.
“It shows you how important it is to speak out,” Prescott said Friday. “When you say something, believe in something and say something, if it reaches on person, it has done its job. Don’t hesitate to speak from the heart. Me and my mission … is so that others don’t experience and feel the pain that me and my family have and go through with my brother [Jace] personally. To be able to help prevent that [suicide] in different ways and to see that come firsthand live in the draft, letting the world know, is truly special.
Flores referenced his dad for his own love of the Cowboys, who died back in 2018 when Flores was only 19, according to the Dallas Morning News. His father sparked his love of Dallas as he was a superfan, creating a Cowboys fan webpage in 2016. Flores has since maintained the site in his father’s memory, which helps him deal with his grief from the loss of his dad.
He credits Prescott for opening up in 2020 about the anxiety and…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-05-18 02:56:41
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