On Wednesday, Feb. 12, former NFL player Xavier Cooper visited Mystic Meadows Rehab & Nursing and Frog Pond Elementary School in Little Egg Harbor to speak about his experiences as a person with learning disabilities and to encourage students to embrace their differences.

Cooper was a defensive end in the NFL from 2015 to 2018, and played for the New York Jets in 2017. He is the founder of nonprofit organization Everyone Learns Differently, aimed at empowering students with learning…