MEDIA ADVISORY
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TELEVISION/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
HUNDREDS OF NEW YORK
CHILDREN SELECTED TO
"PLAY FOOTBALL LIKE A JET" AT FREE
NEW YORK JETS NFL STARTER PLAY FOOTBALL TRAINING CAMP
Marvin Jones and Lorenzo Neal To Teach Football Skills To Local Children
| WHAT: | Hundreds of boys and girls ages 8 to 14 have been selected to "Play Football Like a Jet" and participate in the inaugural NEW YORK JETS NFL Starter Play Football Training Camp. The children will test their skills at 10 innovative football skills stations that are based on the televised NFL player competitions "NFL Quarterback Challenge," "NFL Lineman Challenge" and "NFL Run To Daylight." |
| MARVIN JONES, LOU BENFATTI, JOHN PACI, DAVE FIORE, LONNIE PALELEI, and LORENZO NEAL will be on site to offer instruction to participants and sign autographs. Each skills station will be run by local high school coaches and volunteers. | |
| Participants were randomly selected after signing up for the camp at New York-area The Sports Authority and Kids ‘R’ Us stores. The camp will be divided into two sessions, with children ages 8-10 attending in the morning and 11- to 14-year-olds attending in the afternoon. | |
| WHO: | Hundreds of New York boys and girls ages 8-14 |
| NEW YORK JETS players MARVIN JONES, JOHN PACI, | |
| LOU BENFATTI, DAVE FIORE, LONNIE PALELEI and | |
| LORENZO NEAL | |
| WHEN/ | Saturday, June 14 |
| WHERE: | 8-11:30 a.m. (children 8-10); 1-4:30 p.m. (children 11-14) |
| Hofstra Stadium | |
| Hofstra University | |
| Hempstead, NY | |
| CONTACT: | |
| Brian McCarthy Dave Lockett |
Robin Wexler |
| NFL | Starter Corp. |
| (212) 450-2000 | (203) 781-5246 |