Thomas Morstead calls and thanks fans for viral fundraising campaign

2,343 views · Published 18 January 2018 · 16:25 · Indexed 10 November 2026

Channel: New Orleans Saints on NOLA.com · 2018 · Sports

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A grassroots campaign to honor New Orleans Saints punter Thomas Morstead has become one of the feel-good stories of the year.

The online effort went viral on Wednesday, resulting in more than $140,000 in donations to Morstead's foundation and surpassing its goal just 12 hours after it launched.

As of 10 a.m. Thursday, more than 3,800 people had donated more than $150,000 to the cause.

Read more by Jeff Duncan here: http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2018/01/contributions_to_thomas_morste.html#incart_river_index

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