Pierre Garcon has become known for supplying the NFL with dramatic storylines. The wide receiver for the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts defied the odds by catching for over 700 yards this year after having only four catches as a rookie out of Division III Mount Union College. In addition, he helped lead the Colts to Super Bowl XLIV with a record-breaking performance in the AFC Championship Game.

Unfortunately, it's a somber event that's added the latest chapter in the personal narrative of this rising star. As the son of Haitian immigrants, Garcon watched with the result on January 12 as a massive earthquake devastated Haiti. The country now has an estimate of 200,000 people dead and 1.2 million homeless.

"People down there don't deserve for this to happen. Nobody deserves anything like this," Garcon told USA Today.

It’s clear that Garcon has been thinking about the tragedy on and off the field. In the AFC Championship Game against the New York Jets, he caught an AFC Championship record 11 receptions while catching for 151 yards and a touchdown. During the post-game celebration, he draped the Haitian flag over his shoulders as he held the Lamar Hunt Trophy. Off the field, he inspired students at his alma mater, Mount Union, to raise $10,000 for the relief efforts in Haiti.

To this reporter, Garcon is an inspiration not only to those wanting to overcome long shot odds, but to those who feel helpless about Haiti.

"All I'm trying to do is have them not think about what they are going through," Garcon told USA Today.