Dwyer graduate and New England Patriots rookie quarterback Jacoby Brissett visited the White House Wednesday with his teammates to meet President Donald Trump.
Jacoby Brissett in 2011 (Richard Graulich/Palm Beach Post)
Before his arrival in Washington, he posted a message on his Instagram account in which he thanked former President Barack Obama for inspiring him as a teen.
Brissett wrote, “I want you to know that when you said “Yes We Can” – a young man dreaming a dream from rough circumstances in Florida heard you. When you were elected President for the first time I was 16 and I watched you make the never-imaginable, attainable and I heard your cry to inspire hope. I used those words as motivation and saw your achievement as an opportunity and permission to work make my dreams come true too.”
At the end of the note, Brissett, who started two games for the Patriots last season during quarterback Tom Brady’s suspension, offered to help the former president fix his ‘broke jump shot.’
Brissett, a third-round draft pick out of N.C. State, also played basketball for the Panthers.
