. >> reporter: kenny pickett, the steelers' starting quarterback, played with hamlin at pittsburgh and two became friends. >> damar, he's an unbleechlkt person. does so much nor the community. a guy from pittsburgh. stayed home. could have went anywhere he wanted to. an all-around great person, great family. >> reporter: after college, hamlin looked to the nfl draft, cameras rolling, when he got the call from the buffalo bills. hamlin always had dreams beyond football. he started his own foundation called "chasing ms," short for chasing millions, which he explained. >> chasing ms was kind of something i started back in high school. it was really just, like, a slowing began, a motto for me, me pursuing my dreams to get to the nfl. chasing ms. i got to college, got her business-savvy. clothing brand to spread the word on it. leaving school, i started a foundation. the first thing i did once i declared for the nfl was have a toy drive back home for the kids. >> today, we got a toy drive going on. just to have an event where kids can come out, get toy, have good vibes. >> reporter: hamlin