Jacques McClendon and Jonathan Franklin of the Los Angeles Rams talk about ‘RISE with the Rams’ – a season-long program that united the football teams from Morningside High School in Inglewood and Oaks Christian in Westlake Village, two California high schools of different racial and socioeconomic backgrounds, that along with LAPD officers and Rams players, broke barriers, built leadership and cultural competency skills and worked to strengthen the LA community. McClendon and Franklin also discuss their respective roles with the team as Director of Player Engagement and Manager of Community Affairs and Player Engagement, and the different ways they’ve seen athletes affect positive change in a community throughout their careers.
