On Saturday, a video made its way around Twitter of a child from Knoxville, Keaton Jones, discussing the bullying he’s faced at school.

The middle schooler discussed what has happened to him and said he knows he needs to stay strong and that it will get better.

As you can see in the heartbreaking video below, Jones gets emotional talking about what he’s gone through at school:

On Sunday morning, Mississippi State QB Nick Fitzgerald reached out to Jones, saying the bullied child can come hang out with the Bulldogs any time he wants:

That comes on the heels of Tennessee players like WR Tyler Byrd and QB Jarrett Guarantano offering their support to Jones and saying they’ll visit his school:

These are incredible gestures by the young athletes, who want to show Jones that he is not alone in the world.

Growing up is tough, and kids can be mean sometimes, but the message these football players are sending is an important one, and hopefully one that makes the bullies rethink their ways.