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Sports world rallies around bullied kid pouring his heart out in viral video

A young boy, whose mother posted a video in which he emotionally described how awful it is for a kid to be bullied, is finding out that he has plenty of friends in high places.

Kimberly Jones shared video in which her son, Keaton, talks about mean kids making fun of his nose, his clothes and pouring milk on him. In the clip, he is leaving school early because he was afraid to go to lunch because of the bullying. Keaton asked his mother to record his message — video of it has been viewed 16 million times on Facebook.

“For the record, Keaton asked to do this AFTER he had he me pick him up AGAIN because he was afraid to go to lunch,” his mother wrote. “My kids are by no stretch perfect, & at home, he’s as all boy as they come, but by all accounts he’s good at school. Talk to your kids. I’ve even had friends of mine tell me they’re kids were only nice to him to get him to mess with people. We all know how it feels to want to belong, but only a select few know how it really feels not to belong anywhere.”

For the record, Keaton asked to do this AFTER he had he me pick him up AGAIN because he was afraid to go to lunch. My kids are by no stretch perfect, & at home, he's as all boy as they come, but by all accounts he's good at school. Talk to your kids. I've even had friends of mine tell me they're kids were only nice to him to get him to mess with people. We all know how it feels to want to belong, but only a select few know how it really feels not to belong anywhere.

Posted by Kimberly Jones on Friday, December 8, 2017

The Tennessee Volunteers noticed and promised to visit.

The Tennessee Titans stepped up, too.

And Dana White, the head of UFC, rallied the MMA community.

Turns out Keaton Jones is going to be the big winner here. A GoFundMe college fund has already topped $24,000.

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