Ray Lewis Gives $1,000 To Support Youth Team Abruptly Removed From League

Baltimore Ravens hall of fame linebacker Ray Lewis apparently gave $1,000 to support the Reisterstown youth football program kicked out of its league under controversial circumstances last month.

The 11-U Reisterstown Mustangs set up a GoFundMe page late last month to support travel expenses, hotel rooms and registration fees for tournaments they've since been invited to in Georgia and Delaware. They aim to raise $8,000. Including the Sunday donation attributed to Lewis, they're only $1,500 shy of that mark.

The team learned they were removed from the league just as playoffs were going to start in the Carroll County Youth Football and Cheerleading League. The league's board cited behavioral concerns, but the team's president said their players had been subjected to racist slurs. The Mustangs are the only program in the league with predominately African-American players, coaches and leadership.