ExtremeRavens Posted yesterday at 01:00 PM Posted yesterday at 01:00 PM Brian Mulholland didn’t watch Tyler Loop miss a 44-yard field goal attempt at the end of the Ravens’ 26-24 loss to the Steelers on Sunday night. He quickly learned what happened, though. As chairman of the board for the John S. Mulholland Family Foundation, Mulholland receives an email notification every time a donation is made. Late Sunday, his inbox began filling up — many of the contributions coming from Steelers fans after Reddit users pointed out that Loop had volunteered at a Thanksgiving food drive with the foundation in partnership with Weis Supermarkets. The donations continued into Monday morning, arriving steadily as criticism mounted on Loop’s social media accounts. By Tuesday night, Mulholland estimated more than $10,000 had been raised through roughly 500 donations — gestures fueled partly by rivalry, but also by empathy for a rookie kicker enduring a difficult moment. “The thing that hits me about this is Steelers and Ravens, you’re supposed to be such bitter rivals,” Mulholland said. “At the end of the day, both the fans did something nice. They looked out for their neighbor in need.” Loop’s kick ended Baltimore’s first losing season since 2021 and crowned Pittsburgh as AFC North champions. The Ravens fired coach John Harbaugh two days later, proving his miss costly. Loop volunteered for the foundation, which serves nine food pantries across the Washington area, by signing autographs for a $25 dollar gift card. Those gift cards were used to buy turkeys for food pantries. After Sunday’s game, many of the donations have come in the final score of $26.24, or $33 for his number or $30 for his successful field goals this season. “It’s been nuts since Sunday night,” Mulholland said. After Loop’s miss, thousands of vile comments filled the comment sections of he and his fiancée’s Instagram. “I deadass hope everyone you love starts getting picked off 1 by 1,” one comment read. “I pray your wife is cheating on you,” another read. “You will never walk the streets of bmore and feel safe again,” one user posted. Steelers fan Emily Householder-Stacey saw the comments, and said that many Pittsburgh fans on the Steelers’ subreddit felt bad about the harassment the rookie received. They wanted to donate to a charity of his in return. Yet, nobody could find a charity affiliated with him. The 33-year-old first went to research if Loop had participated in My Cause My Cleats. He hadn’t. She then found a Facebook referencing Loop’s work with John S. Mulholland Family Foundation and posted onto the subreddit. “It says a lot about NFL fans and Pittsburgh Steelers fans that their reaction was to feel bad for him and want to do something to raise his spirits a little bit,” said Householder-Stacey, a Canton, Ohio, resident. Jaclyn Seguiti, a 34-year Pittsburgh fan, saw Householder-Stacey’s detective work and created another post to increase awareness of the foundation. The post has over 800 upvotes and 100 comments, with many saying that they donated. The effort mirrors one from last season after tight end Mark Andrews dropped a potential game-tying 2-point conversation attempt in the divisional round against Buffalo. Bills fans Nicholas Howard created a GoFundMe for Breakthrough T1D, a Type 1 diabetes research and advocacy organization that Andrews has been connected to. $146,624 has been raised since the GoFundMe was created. “I’m happy that the Steelers won and we’re moving on, but it’s just devastating to see and to know that he and his fiancée started getting death threats and all of this vile commentary that was thrown their way,” Seguiti said. “It’s just trying to make something good out of a negative situation. It’s just nice to see the fans come together in that way.” The John S. Mulholland Family Foundation, established in 2013 in honor of a WWII Navy hero and former FBI agent, serves 1,000 families annually and 15,000 people last year. The foundation is 100% volunteer-run, ensuring that every dollar donated goes directly to food. More donations can be made at the Mulholland Charities website. “Steeler fans and Ravens fans agreed to meet in the middle,” Mulholland said. “There’s hope for us as a people, isn’t there?” Have a news tip? Contact Michael Howes at mhowes@baltsun.com, 410-332-6200, or x.com/Mikephowes. View the full article Quote
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