You knew exactly what was going to happen when you chose the thread title.
You could have used his first, and actually football relevant statement in the title, but you went for the juicy one knowing full well what would happen. And now, the marathon begins.
Dak seems like a very good hearted kid, and I'm sure he is 100% sincere. He does seem to often work an angle to invoke sympathy.
I wouldn't give him a big contract as a football player, but I'd probably let him house sit my dogs, which is a big compliment to him as a human.