By Fred L. Jones, Jr.
Eagle Staff Writer
Tyler Lockett’s “Light It Up Foundation” is planning for a Christmas party for local kids on December 16, 2017 at The Gilcrease Hills Clubhouse.
Lockett’s foundation again partnered with three local churches to identify families that need help providing a Christmas dinner and gifts for the children.
The Christmas dinner will include a dinner for the families, Christmas baskets, multiple gifts for the children, pictures with Santa Claus and Christmas music.
Lockett believes every child should have a chance to shine, and hopefully this Christmas celebration will brighten their lives.
Lockett will not be able to attend because he is currently in the midst of his National Football League (NFL) season, but will provide a video for his special guests.
Lockett was named NFL Special Teams player of the week for week 11. Lockett piled up 197 yards on five kick returns, which was not only a career high for him, but the fifth highest single-game total in franchise history behind Leon Washington (253), Maurice Morris (231), Washington again (222) and Charlie Rogers (198). That was also the highest kick return total in a game since the NFL moved the touchback on kickoffs from the 20 to the 25-yard line to discourage returns.
For that performance, Lockett was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, his second time winning the award, having also done so late in his rookie season. Lockett also earned Special Teams Player of the Month honors twice during that 2015 campaign, winning the award in September and December.
According to Lockett, the message from Russell Wilson was that “in the six years he has been here, the return game has been phenomenal, everyone has done a great job, and we weren’t really getting a lot of things going. We were putting our offense in tough situations, starting on the 20 or the 15, and we knew we were better than that. We knew that if we were able to get it going, we could change the game… Challenging us, it brought everybody to the table and said, look, it’s time for us to make it happen, and everybody did it.”
Lockett continues to shine on the football field, while remembering his roots and consistently giving back to the Tulsa north community all the way from Seattle, Washington.
