By Bob Marshall, The Times-Picayune

March 07, 2010, 5:34AM

This column was going to be about why Scott Fujita, New Orleans Saints linebacker, is a great role model for local football fans. But upon further review, I had to change that call.

Now it’s: Scott Fujita, New Orleans resident, is a great role model for all New Orleanians.

The reason I’m putting him on a pedestal is not because of his work on the football field, but because of what he has chosen to do as a citizen with the rewards of that labor.

Fujita has decided to donate half of his $82,000 in NFL playoff earnings to two causes, one of which is coastal restoration.

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