Jorge Rodriguez

Luckiest husband, proud father of two, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineer, Air Quality professional, easy going and enjoy making new friends.

[Jorge Rodriguez @jrs642000]

@apothecaryspice Just got my spices and can't wait to try them out! We haven't gone camping ina couple years, but the AWESOME travel kit has me ready to book a site.

[Jorge Rodriguez @jrs642000]

@5280Miles Can't wait to show off the "mini" Miles that my daughter crocheted for me at the first regulat season home game. Let's go Broncos!

[Jorge Rodriguez @jrs642000]

@Chris_Dnvr Same, if I ived in Denver I'd be there. Flying out for Game 2 Home Opener.

[the Sports ON Tap @thesportsontap]

Nineteen dogs were scheduled to be euthanized.

Then a Buffalo Bills wide receiver showed up and opened the van door.

Khalil Shakir is one of the best slot receivers in the NFL. He is also, quietly, in the dog rescue business.

Here's how this one happened.

His family's foundation, the Shakir Family Foundation, held a big pet adoption event in Buffalo. Eight local rescue organizations took part. A bunch of Bills players showed up. So did a big chunk of the community.

Eighteen dogs from one rescue, Nickel City Canine Rescue, found homes that day.

And while he was there, somebody mentioned to Shakir that a transport was coming in the next day.

Clarke County Animal Shelter, like a lot of shelters, has to euthanize dogs when they run out of space. Nickel City's fosters had gone through the list and identified 19 dogs they could take.

A representative for the rescue described Shakir's reaction in one sentence: his eyes lit up, and he said he would love to come help again.

So the next day he showed up. Not with cameras and a PR team. With his mother, Mona, and two of his best friends.

ESPN's description of the moment is the whole thing: Shakir had his signature big, bright smile on his face as he opened the van door, and inside were 19 dogs waiting.

He helped them off the truck and helped them get used to their new surroundings while they waited for homes.

Nickel City's post about it said it perfectly.

19 dogs. 19 second chances.

Now here's the part that makes this more than a nice afternoon.

Clarke County is the exact same shelter where the Shakirs' own dog, Missy, was rescued from by Nickel City before the family adopted her.

He wasn't helping strangers. He was going back to the place his own dog came from.

And this wasn't his first one either. Shakir and his wife Sayler had helped with another transport a few months earlier that saved 26 dogs.

That's 45 dogs in a single year from two transports, plus a foundation adoption event that placed 18 more.

He's also partnered with Nickel City enough times that one of the dogs they rescued ended up in the Puppy Bowl.

There's a version of an NFL player's charity work that's a photo op and a check. And there's a version where a 25 year old brings his mom and his two best friends to a parking lot on a Sunday to meet a van.

Shakir does the second one.

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[Dewane @GoinOutMyWay]

@David_Da_Boss Start here

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[Denver Broncos @Broncos]

🚨 @SuttonCourtland doing @SuttonCourtland things 🚨

📺: 9NEWS

[Zack Kelberman @KelbermanNFL]

Dan Orlovsky on the #Broncos:

“This roster is absolutely loaded. It’s a Super Bowl-winning coach. They’re going to have one of the best offensive lines in football. They got plenty good players on the perimeter. They’ll have a top 10 run game. They got a clutch quarterback. They’ve got a defense that is as good as anyone’s in football. They are the best team that for some reason we are constantly overlooking.”

[Nurses Against Dick Pics. 🪷🇺🇦 @ClaudetteGGibs1]

This is Chad Eberle, a reserve police officer in Texas. Chad has a child with a Mexican woman, and they were in a custody dispute. Chad drove into Mexico and killed three people in relation to this dispute, as well as shooting the mother in the head. He was arrested trying to cross back into Texas with his son. This story hasn't gotten much traction, but we all know that if a Mexican man came to America and did this, it would be on a 24 hour loop on Fox News.

[Denver Broncos 365 @DailyBroncos]

The Broncos are going to win the Suprbowl

[Mike Bales 🫡🇺🇸 @MikeBales]

BREAKING NEWS: Dallas Cowboys practice was delayed two hours today after a player found an unknown white powdery substance on the field. Jerry Jones immediately suspended practice and called the police. After analysis, experts confirmed it was the goal line. Practice resumed once officials decided the Cowboys were unlikely to see it again this season.

[Jorge Rodriguez @jrs642000]

@OrangeCrushtina 45, 87, and 108 for me. So excited! 🧡💙🧡💙

[Jay Glazer @JayGlazer]

My 35th annual NFL Training Camp Tour rolls on to Denver. First off, the new $175 million facility built by owners Carrie and Greg Penner is UNREAL!!! Best one I’ve ever been to. I am going to give y’all an inside look at some of their recovery and regen tools in my next IG reel.

One thing I don’t get is why others aren’t more bought in on believing in @broncos. I don’t think last year was a fluke… AT ALL!
Oh, and nice, chippy practice
@nflonfox #broncos #trainingcamp #nfl

[Sen. Maggie Hassan @SenatorHassan]

We are in the middle of a measles outbreak. A cyclospora outbreak. RFK is dismantling our public health system & scientific research. Millions have lost their health care. And Senate Republicans spent today attacking Dr. Fauci.

[Damaan, AKA 'Philly's Finest!' @Damaan4u33]

Do you agree with "Rolling Stone" Magazine?

[Lucas Sanders 👊🏽🔥🇺🇸 @LucasSa56947288]

RETWEET if you support Dr Fauci.

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

Dr. Fauci is a HERO.

PERIOD.

[Jorge Rodriguez @jrs642000]

@COSportsNut @Broncos I was in then it froze around the 2min mark.

[Jorge Rodriguez @jrs642000]

@OrangeCrushtina @Broncos Same here, the next drops seem to keep moving

[Sergio @Seergiot3ck]

🚨🇲🇽 | Un grupo de mexicanos VALIENTES decidió plantarle cara a SPACEX, la empresa de Elon Musk, por hacer EXPLOTAR sus propulsores en el Golfo de México y dejar miles de fragmentos que terminan en las playas de Tamaulipas.

Excelente. México NO ES EL BASURERO de nadie.

[Jordan Crowder @digijordan]

I laughed so hard at this 😂 it gets better as it goes…

The first one got taken down for ‘harmful speech’…I have no idea why.

So I’m trying again :)

[PoliticsGirl @IAmPoliticsGirl]

Mike Johnson broke down the values of conservatism and the Republican Party. Tell me what you think about what he said…