Bill Kostroun / New York Post
In a season of darkness, in a life that saw his family’s world enveloped in unimaginable darkness, Solomon Thomas has risen as a shining beacon of light for so many.
It was nearly seven years ago when his big sister, Ella, gripped by anxiety and depression, took her life. She was 24. Solomon Thomas was 22.
For the third consecutive year, Thomas is the Jets’ nominee for Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year.
At a time when too often the worst of us has been revealed, Thomas stands tall as the best of us.