Drue Chrisman is using a creative way to give back to the Cincinnati community this summer.
The former Buckeye and current Cincinnati Bengals punter recently started a second career as a DoorDash driver, cruising around town and delivering food to citizens of the Queen City, posting videos of those adventures on social media.
For those curious about why an NFL player would need a second source of income, Chrisman provided answers via Twitter on Wednesday, explaining that the extra cash isn't for him. Instead, Chrisman puts the money toward food purchases for underprivileged people and communities in the Cincinnati area.
To answer the question why are you doing DoorDash Drue?
— Drue Chrisman (@DChrisman91) June 21, 2023
I use the money I make to spend at local restaurants and hand the food out around town. Hope that clears some things up :) pic.twitter.com/1FUdHM35yk
Chrisman's charity and good works have garnered national attention on NFL Network's Good Morning Football, ESPN's NFL Live and several other news outlets. DoorDash also sent him a shout-out in response to the tweet featured above.
Supporting local restaurants Feeding your community
— DoorDash (@DoorDash) June 21, 2023
Chrisman averaged 47.8 yards per punt for the Bengals last season – good for the 13th-best average in the NFL. At Ohio State, Chrisman averaged 44 yards per punt and placed an impressive 83 kicks inside the opponent's 20-yard line. The Lawrenceburg, Indiana, native was also a two-time semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award, an honor presented to the top punter in college football, and an Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
However, Chrisman's Ohio State career was not only memorable for his punting abilities and academic prowess.
In 2019, Chrisman accumulated a following on social media for his water bottle-flipping talents, a trend that became popular in the late 2010s. That same year, Chrisman also proposed to his now-wife, Avery Eliason, at halftime of the 2019 spring game in Ohio Stadium by acting as the holder in a field goal-kicking contest. Eliason was set to kick in the contest, but Chrisman stopped Eliason before she went through with it. Still on one knee, Chrisman proposed. Eliason then said, "Yes."
“I couldn’t think of a better place to do it than in Ohio Stadium, with the history behind the stadium,” Chrisman said after the moment. “To be able to do that was just a privilege.”
