Kwity Paye | My Mom Is Retired

Kwity Paye was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts with the 21st pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. After being drafted, Kwity told his mother, live on camera, that she was done working and that she was retired.

This is a special moment and chapter in the extraordinary career and life of Kwity and his family. 

Kwity was born in a refugee camp after his family fled Liberia, and his mother, Agnes, brought him and his brother Komotay Koffie to Providence to escape the war-torn country. As they grew older, Agnes signed her boys up for football at the Boys & Girls Club, and it became an obsession for both.

After middle school, Paye was accepted to Bishop Hendricken, but his mother couldn't afford the tuition to send him there. Kwity told his mother if she let him go, she wouldn’t have to pay for college. Agnes worked nearly 24-hour days putting Paye through high school, and Kwity understood the sacrifice and did his best to work as hard on and off the field as his mother did to pay for school.

By all accounts, Kwity is a great football player and an even better person. His work ethic and character enhance his NFL frame. When he works with kids at youth football camps, he doesn't just go through the motions to fill his volunteer hours, he interacts with the kids and sweats with them as he helps teach them the basics of the game. When the days are over, Kwtiy helps clean up the field by picking up pylons and other equipment.

One of the best parts of the NFL draft are the stories, and this story is a good one. I can't wait to follow Kwity in the NFL.

Read more about Kwity's story here: From Refugee Camp to Colts