Giants' Kayvon Thibodeaux Donates $50K to Charity as Part of No. 5 Jersey Swap

New York Giants kicker Kayvon Thibodeaux is the new bearer of the No. 5 jersey previously worn by Graham Gano, and he donated a lot of money to charity to get the veteran to give up that number.

Puppies Behind Bars, which trains inmates to raise service dogs for wounded war veterans and first responders, as well as explosive-detection canines for law enforcement, was the beneficiary of a $50,000 donation by Thibodeaux.

Gano, who comes from a military family, explained his decision to have Thibodeaux make a donation for the number.

"I feel like it was where the money that Kayvon was donating would be able to make the largest impact and help the most people throughout him giving that money. The whole idea behind the number five being special to myself and being special to Kayvon was being able to help five people get the five dogs and be able to make an impact in five people's lives for the better. That was the whole goal behind that. I'm really excited about it."

Graham Gano @GrahamGano

By the way, @kayvont and I knew the number change was going down for about a week before we said anything. Loved messing with all of y’all every step of the way. 😁

New York Giants @Giants

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Kayvon Thibodeaux @kayvont

It’s time 💙💙🗽 https://t.co/onPU4J0iOz

Gano will wear 9.

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