When Dolphins receiver Davone Bess talked to nearly 200 middle-school students from Palm Beach County about avoiding violence in their lives, he had a horrific tale from his own childhood to relate.
When Bess was 10, he was at a family party in his hometown of Oakland when he witnessed the murder of his uncle.
Bess said he tried to learn from the tragedy.
"It's something that, when you're sitting at home by yourself, you think about it all the time," he said. "It puts you in the mindset of others, makes you ask what you can do to help people who want to do something to someone. What can I do to make this person change his mind, to make a difference?"
Bess, who caught more passes (130) in his first two seasons than any receiver in Dolphins history, received a warm reception from the students, who represented 18 middle schools
