A mother’s viral post sparked ill son’s special bond with Showboats player
Then-Tennessee Titans defensive back Eric Garror, left, holds hands with Landon Binkley, 7 at the time, while talking after a training camp practice in July 2024. Garror plays for the Memphis Showboats now. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
“I put a (post) out on (X) that went viral when he was placed on a ventilator,” Ashley Binkley said. “I started having a lot of followers on (X), kind of ... following his story.”
In November 2023 Ashley tweeted a picture of her son in a hospital bed with the words, “Landon’s been placed on a ventilator. Please pray and share with everyone to pray. I cannot lose my child. Please, please pray.”
Eric Garror, a Titans rookie at the time, found out about Landon’s situation through his agent and immediately felt compelled to reach out.
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Frank Bonner II
Frank Bonner II covers the Memphis Tigers. He is a top-10 APSE winner who covered Oklahoma State for the Tulsa World before joining The Daily Memphian in 2021. Bonner is a native of Indiana, where he started his career covering high school sports.
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