Packers QB Jordan Love Honors ‘Little Organ Donor’ Kimber Mills, Says He Understands Her Heroism

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love has never hesitated to use his platform for purposes greater than football. He paid tribute to Kimber Mills, 18, the Alabama high school cheerleader who tragically passed away and became a story of courage, generosity, and renewed life.

Mills was shot during a bonfire gathering in Pinson, Alabama, last weekend — a senseless act of violence that left her critically injured. Despite the doctors’ best efforts, her wounds were too severe, and on Tuesday evening, her family had to make the heartbreaking decision to remove life support. But in that moment of pain, they chose hope: Kimber’s organs were donated to save others, including a seven-year-old boy in Ohio and a woman in New York.

NEW: Hundreds of high school students line the hallways of an Alabama hospital to say goodbye to their classmate as she heads into surgery to become an organ donor.

18-year-old Kimber Mills was shot at a party over the weekend.

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Her “Honor Walk,” where hundreds of classmates and hospital staff lined the hallways as she was wheeled into surgery, has gone viral nationwide — a haunting yet inspiring reminder of how one life can give meaning to many.

For Jordan Love, Kimber’s sacrifice deeply resonated. Earlier this month, the Packers quarterback revealed that his uncle’s life had been saved by a 13-year-old organ donor named Sanjay Samuel, who gave his kidney after years of uncertainty for the Love family. That experience, Love shared, forever changed how he views life, death, and the quiet power of giving.

Speaking to reporters, Love’s voice trembled slightly as he recalled Mills’ story.

“I understand what that kind of courage means,” Love said. “When my uncle got his transplant, it wasn’t just a surgery — it was someone’s love and bravery living on. Kimber’s family made that same choice. My uncle is alive today because a family, just like hers, chose compassion over despair. That’s something I’ll never take for granted.”

The Packers plan to hold a moment of silence before their Week 8 matchup against the Steelers to honor organ donors and the families who made such selfless decisions.

For Love, the story of Kimber Mills is not about tragedy — it’s about purpose.

“She was just a girl with her whole life ahead of her,” he said softly. “But in the end, she became a hero. I’ll carry her story with me — because I know exactly what that kind of gift means.”

In a world often divided by loss, Kimber Mills’ final act united strangers — and reminded an NFL quarterback that the greatest victories come not from touchdowns, but fro