NFL fund awards $600,000 for free football camps
Players warm up before the Bengals take on the Pittsburgh Steelers at Paul Brown Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011.
Photographer: Mark Slaughter
Copyright 2011 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Posted: 07/02/2012
NEW YORK - The NFL Youth Football Fund has awarded a total of $600,000 to 214 players and coaches to support their free youth football camps.
The camps will reach more than 55,000 young athletes this summer. Among the coaches and players hosting camps are Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin and Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis.
Other former and current players include Isaac Bruce, Reggie Bush, Matt Forte, DeSean Jackson, Greg Jennings and Matt Ryan, along with coaches Jason Garrett of the Cowboys and Marvin Lewis of the Bengals.
The fund has awarded more than $4.3 million in player and coach camp grants since 1998.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
PRINT
Top Sports Headlines
-
No extra $1m at Sprint All-Star race
Charlotte Motor Speedway track owner Bruton Smith doesn't have to worry about dishing out that $1 million bonus.
-
Votto, Arroyo lead Reds over Phillies
-
Oxbow wins 138th Preakness Stakes
-
Reds option LHP Cingrani
-
Changes to wrestling for Olympics bid
-
What to watch for at the Preakness
