The AO1 Foundation takes kids who have life-threatening illnesses, and their families, on dream trips. It also operates a food truck that delivers free meals to underserved communities in Indianapolis. The foundation also helped build a sports complex in Haiti, where Wentz traveled on a mission trip in 2017.
“At the foundation, we want everyone to know they’re loved,’’ Wentz said. “I’ve seen how my faith and life have changed for the better, and I want to share that with people in less fortunate situations.”
So it is this NFL season when Wentz suits up for the Purple, the team he cheered for as a kid in Bismarck, he has a lot on his mind.
Foremost is supporting starting quarterback J.J. McCarthy, offering a veteran’s advice as needed, while chucking passes in practice and, if called upon, in games — but only with his right arm.
He’s saving his left arm for bow hunting.
“I resisted bow hunting for quite a while because I’m a busy body and I thought, ‘There’s no way I’m going to sit in a tree for two hours waiting for a deer,’” Wentz said. “Then, during my senior year in college, I tried it. That’s when I found out I was left-eye dominant and started shooting lefthanded. I love it.”