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Michael Thomas – August 31, 2017 (Postgame) Download PDF version

Thursday, August 31, 2017
Postgame – Minnesota

Dolphins S Michael Thomas (transcribed by the Minnesota Vikings)

Q: What are the stories you’ve heard from the people you know and love about the devastation from Hurricane Harvey?
A: Some people who were just affected by the floods a couple years ago had to leave home, had to evacuate. Same thing. They lost everything, so they are going to have to start over again. My immediate family that was down there, they were able to get out together. Just glad my family was able to get out and everyone is safe. Everyone is starting to make their way back to Houston. There are a lot of people that are going to be starting over. They need as much help as they can get.

Q: What gives you optimism about the recovery of Houston?
A: Just the fact that so many people that are already in Houston have been pulling together. Class, race, money, it doesn’t matter. Everyone is coming together. To see everyone outside of Houston, outside of Texas, pitching in, the number of artists and athletes doing their thing. The people around the U.S., a person who can’t donate one million dollars, they are sending the diapers, the dry clothes, and the hand sanitizer. That’s the stuff that these people in the shelters need right now. It’s amazing to see that.

Q: Have you heard from your family?
A: Yeah, they tried to drive back from Dallas today. They are trying to find a gas station that’s not jacking up the prices, or even a gas station that is open. The water has gone down on the freeways, so people are trying to go back to Houston to assess the damages. It’s great to see a lot of people pitching in.

Q: Have you seen what J.J. Watt has done?
A: Amazing. That’s amazing for him. I don’t know what his original goal was. It’s great that he is using his platform to be able to raise that type of money and give back to the city that he plays for. That’s huge. I feel like if more people with his type of status did stuff like that, that’d be a huge thing and more people would be involved. Big shout-out to J.J. Watt and everybody else who’s tried to do something.

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