RENTON, Wash. (AP) — In his previous occupation, the final week of August was a time Doug Baldwin would be in the final stages of preparing for the grind of the upcoming NFL season.

On Monday, Baldwin sat in an empty field, talking about the next stage of his life away from football and with a focus on philanthropy and helping others.

"The goal has always been to affect change in the world on a very large scale," Baldwin said. "I really do feel, and I know it's an ambitious statement to make and sometimes could be a naïve statement but as I think through what I want to accomplish through the r...