Tennessee Titans linebacker Keith Bulluck surprised nine high school students Monday night by presenting them with $1,000 in scholarship money in the name of his late teammate Steve McNair.

The scholarships were presented at the 44th annual National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame awards dinner. Bulluck chose nine winners (the same as McNair’s jersey number) from among 54 recipients of a separate scholar-athlete award for Middle Tennessee high schoolers. The nine players didn’t know about Bulluck’s gesture beforehand.

“This was a nice surprise because I don’t think any of us knew about it,” scholarship winner Juwan Turner told The Tennessean. “[Bulluck] is a role model.”

It’s a great gesture from Bulluck, but even more so considering that he isn’t expected to be in Tennessee much longer. He’s an unrestricted free agent coming off an ACL injury and insiders expect Tennessee to part ways with the 10-year veteran. Read more at Yahoo Sports