The world turned upside down! 🧡💙

Goodnight EUG, Commencement bright and early tomorrow

Blue bags up. Japan 2, Netherlands 2 — an absolute thriller in Arlington. And then the real show started. The Japanese end pulls out thousands of bright blue bags. First they wave them like flags, bouncing and chanting until the whole section is one giant wall of blue. Then — same bags, new mission. They fan out across the stands and scoop up every bottle, wrapper and cup till the seats look brand new. And who's right in the middle of it, grinning with a bag in his hand? Jameis Winston. Giants QB. Heisman winner. Out there cleaning up with the Samurai Blue like it's the best gig of his summer. No chore. No lecture. Just a party that cleans up after itself. Best fans on the planet. 🇯🇵💙

Aldon Smith passed away this weekend. Most people are talking about his incredible ability, potential, and performance as a football player. Even though that is all true. He was so much more than that. He was a great friend and his kindness changed my life forever. I met Aldon our freshman year at Mizzou. He was redshirted and relatively unknown as an athlete. His giveaway was the biggest hands you'll ever see and his ability to dunk at 250lbs, but his size in many ways didn't match his personality. He was relatively quiet and in most scenarios would try to shrink into the room vs stand out in it. Over the course of the next year, we became close. We were very different people, from different places, but we both connected on the feeling of being a bit lost in the beginnings of adulthood. That year, I never really thought about him as a football player. He was just this gentle giant who loved to play video games and talk about life. His sophmore year he broke the single season sack record at Mizzou, became an All American, and his life changed forever. He became a celebrity on campus. He became a household name in Missouri. He became a top NFL draft prospect. I remember how crazy his life became, and how quickly. ESPN doing interviews. Fancy cars being "loaned" to him. And people everywhere inserting themselves into his life. Despite the craziness, my friend was always a text away. My junior of college, I decided to take my first stab at entrepreneurship. I wanted to launch a chapter of Camp Kesem. Kesem is a summer camp for children whose parents have been affected by cancer. The camp would be totally free and be a chance for a kid to experience the magic of being a kid again. As a son of a breast cancer survivor the idea of being able to create this camp in Missouri meant the world to me. The Livestrong Foundation was hosting a nation wide contest to win $10,000 as seed capital to get started. To win, you had to have the most votes. I tried really freaking hard to win that competition. I was going up against some really influential people at huge schools. As a somewhat awkward kid in Columbia, MO I had no chance. So I asked my friend Aldon for a favor. I asked him if he would help me out and promote the link to vote. He did more than just posting about Kesem on Facebook, skyrocketing us into the top place in the country. He kept supporting me the next 3 years while I was working on building Kesem. He showed up to have fun with the kids. He helped me fundraise. He helped me get Kesem to become an official organization sponsored by the NFLPA so he could publicly endorse us as as a player. Since then Torry Holt, Larry Fitzegerald, and many others have supported Kesem. But Aldon was the first. Kesem led me to move to Austin to work for the Livestrong Foundation. Kesem is how I met my wife. Kesem gave me the confidence to start Workweek and continue the path of building something from scratch. But in reality, Aldon enabled all those things. Throughout the years we had many amazing memories together. Having my wife and I vacation to his house in San Jose. Going to New Orleans for the Super Bowl and seeing his entire family make the trip. Meeting his son and watching him be a dad. The hilarious night we met Derek Jeter. Having the most intellectual conversations about life while playing Call of Duty. I also saw him struggle. There's no doubt he was a complicated person. Truthfully, I don't know if he ever really figured out who he wanted to be. I know just because your'e 6'4, 250lbs, and get 5.5 sacks in a single NFL game doesn't necessarily mean you want to be a football player. No matter the reasons, he made many bad decisions in his life. Some of those mistakes made it hard for me to stay as close as we'd once been. One day, not too long ago, I just decided to text him. It had been years since we really chatted. I just wanted to say thank you for all that he had done for me and that I was sorry I wasn't there for him more through his struggles. We FaceTimed after that, and it was like the old days all over again. Aldon was more than the headlines, the mistakes. He was a generous, gentle soul, a kid at heart, someone who was endlessly curious about life... all in the body of a world class NFL player, bearing the weight of professional pressure and personal circumstances that most of us can't even imagine. People are complex. People who make bad decisions can also do great things. A person can be hated by almost everyone and, yet, there are people in that person's life who still love them deeply. I learned many of these lesson due to Aldon, and I'll carry them with me forever. Rest in peace, Aldon. You won't be forgotten.

Craziest stat for me The Knicks had the #1, #3, and #5 biggest comeback wins in NBA Finals history In the same Finals

The Tartan Army 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 is on the march to Fenway Park. Fenway is going to have the best vibes it’s had all year tonight

Wow This is incredible Shots to @CBSSports

For much of his life, Aldon Smith was a troubled soul. He sought help, did rehab, recovery homes, and even tried to help others once he got into a better space. His final act was giving pizza to homeless men and women who didn’t know where their next meal was coming from. He was likely the answer to a prayer for a hungry family. I really hope and pray that he sent up a few of those for himself and found a relationship with God. This life is hard bro... Not all of us have the same difficulties — but we all have them. You’re not better than the next person because you have a different set of struggles. When we accept that, it gets a little easier to empathize with others. How much money a person earns in their lifetime, or how much of a specific type of talent they display, doesn't exempt them from the troubles of this world. I’m saddened by Aldon’s passing, man. Condolences to his loved ones. Rest in Peace bro

HEARTWARMING: San Francisco #49ers fans with a beautiful tribute video superstar pass rusher Aldon Smith after he passed away this weekend. Smith was only six years old. One of the greatest primes we have ever seen from a defensive player. RIP legend 🕊️

This father-son moment between Jalen and Rick Brunson 🥹 Doesn't get better than this ❤️

LOOK WHAT IT MEANS TO JALEN & RICK BRUNSON 🥹

"This is like the cherry on top" Aaliyah McCormick will close out her collegiate career at Oregon as a two-time champion in the 100m Hurdles. She is the only Duck to ever win an outdoor title in the event and the 1st to do it in back-to-back season. #GoDucks @KEZI9Sports @OregonTF

A good deed for a friend in need.

RT @JayGlazer: Absolutely gutted. Beyond gutted to hear the news of the passing of my dude Aldon Smith. Can’t believe it. Mannn, just gut…

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 53 YEARS, THE KNICKS ARE NBA CHAMPIONS 🏆 New York defeats San Antonio 4-1 in the NBA Finals, capturing their third championship in franchise history!

Mizzou Football is deeply saddened by the passing of Tiger Legend Aldon Smith. 🖤💛

the guys had a time on the course

Love me some cello; Love me some sea shanty. Both together, I am hopping and giggling around the kitchen. Oh, joy!😂❤️

RIP Aldon Smith 🕯️ #49ers Edge Rusher • 2012 NFC Champion • 2012 First-Team All-Pro and Pro Bowler • 2012 NFC Sack Leader with 19½ — a Niners single-season record • 2011 PFWA Defensive Rookie of the Year — 14 sacks (second-most ever by an NFL rookie) #FTTB

Former NFL veteran Aldon Smith has died, the #49ers have announced. Horribly sad.