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NFL 10/19/01

NFL TUESDAYS:

PLAYERS IN THE COMMUNITY ON THEIR DAYS OFF

NFL players will go back to school on Tuesday, Oct. 23. One high school in every NFL city has won an NFL player visit as part of NFL High School Tuesday through the NFLHS.com Player Visit Contest.

In cooperation with the NFL and the NFL Players Association, players from all 31 NFL clubs as well as Houston Texans’ Head Coach DOM CAPERS will visit local high schools. Students entered their high schools for an NFL player visit at NFLHS.com, the NFL’s official high school football web site.

New York Giants wide receiver AMANI TOOMER will visit the Stuyvesant High School football team. Stuyvesant High School is located in lower Manhattan, a few blocks from the site of the World Trade Center attacks. Other players making high school visits include punter MITCH BERGER of the Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams running back TRUNG CANIDATE, Buffalo Bills defensive end PHIL HANSEN, Cleveland Browns linebacker WALI RAINER, and quarterback ANTHONY WRIGHT of the Dallas Cowboys.

NFL players will meet with students to share their own high school experiences and discuss how those years helped shape them into adults.

In the 2001 season, the NFL will highlight these day-off community endeavors with a program entitled “NFL Tuesdays.” The program is designed to raise awareness, both locally and nationally, about the day-off charitable work of NFL players and coaches.

“For years, NFL players and coaches have been working extensively in their communities on their day off,” says NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue. “While many of us use our two-day weekend to relax, countless NFL players and coaches use their one day off during the season to give back to their communities. It’s time players received more credit for that.”

Every week, the NFL will gather information from its clubs about player and coach activities scheduled for the upcoming Tuesday. The information then will be distributed to media and fans.

Following are some of the activities players and coaches will be participating in this October 16 (for a complete list log on to NFL.com):

Team	Player	Brief Description of Activity
Arizona Cardinals	Tevita Ofahenqaue	Hosting the Gatorade Jr. Clinic. Tevita, along with 7 of his teammates, will work with 50 youths at the Cardinals Facility.
Atlanta Falcons	Michael Thompson	Visiting Greater Atlanta Christian School as part of “NFL High School Tuesday.”
Baltimore Ravens	Ed Hartwell	Visiting Carver High School as part of “NFL High School Tuesday.”
Buffalo Bills	Bryce Fisher	Visiting Buffalo Public School #53 to Kickoff the Buffalo Bills/Target Art Program. Two Buffalo Public Schools have been “adopted” and will receive $2,500 grants for their art departments. The students will work on a project from October – December. Students participating in the project will be rewarded with tickets to the Bills/Patriots game. Throughout the season Bryce will make visits to the school to work on the project with them.
Carolina Panthers	Steve Smith	Speaking to students about the importance of living a healthy lifestyle at Weddington Hills Elementary School.
Chicago Bears	Robert Newkirk	Will be “Principal for a Day” at a Chicago public school.
Cincinnati Bengals	Adrian Ross	Visiting Aiken High School as part of “NFL High School Tuesday.”
Cleveland Browns	Roman Oben, Devin Bush, Brad Bedell, Wali Rainer	Visiting Holy Name High School as part of “NFL High School Tuesday.”
Dallas Cowboys	Joey Galloway	Participating in Cowboys NFL 101 for Ladies benefiting the Salvation Army Disaster Relief Fund.
Denver Broncos	Cooper Carlisle	Visiting Smokey Hill High School as part of “NFL High School Tuesday.”
Green Bay Packers	Nate Wayne	Visiting Green Bay West High School as part of “NFL High School Tuesday.”
Houston Texans	Head Coach Dom Capers	Visiting North Shore High School as part of “NFL High School Tuesday.”
Indianapolis Colts	Waverly Jackson	Speaking at Amy Beverland Elementary School during the school's "Red Ribbon Week.”
Kansas City Chiefs	Lew Bush	Visiting Oak Park High School as part of “NFL High School Tuesday.”
Kansas City Chiefs	Tony Richardson	Participating in the Fourth Annual “Out for Blood” Drive, which pits Chiefs fans against Broncos fans in a blood donation battle. Richardson will be at the downtown Community Blood Center following practice.
Miami Dolphins	Zach Thomas	Participating in a photo shoot for “Pledge for Kids.” The poster will be used for an event benefiting Project Thrive, the Association of Retarded Citizens program for babies and toddlers with developmental disabilities.
Minnesota Vikings	Michael Bennett and Doug Chapman	Participate in the American Heart Association “Jump Rope for Heart” event at Aquila School.
New England Patriots	Hakim Akbar	Visiting Walpole High School as part of “NFL High School Tuesday.”
New Orleans Saints	Moran Norris	Visiting John McDonogh High School as part of “NFL High School Tuesday.”
New York Jets	Jamie Henderson, Jason Glenn, Giradie Mercer, Kevin Swayne,Richie Anderson, Daniel Wilcox, & Tory Woodbury	Participating in Twin Towers Tuesdays by visiting fire halls, police stations, Port Authority command centers, schools and hospitals every Tuesday this season to offer encouragement to the survivors and victims of the September 11 attacks.
New York Giants	Amani Toomer	Visiting Stuyvesant High School as part of “NFL High School Tuesday.”
Oakland Raiders	Tim Brown and other players	Participating in the Tim Brown Celebrity Golf Tournament for charity.
Philadelphia Eagles	Barry Gardner	Visiting Woodbury High School as part of “NFL High School Tuesday.”
Pittsburgh Steelers	Mark Bruener	Visiting Shayler Area High School as part of “NFL High School Tuesday.”
San Diego Chargers	Team event	Hosting the first annual Taste of the NFL event at the On Broadwayevent center. Current roster and alumni players will mix with guests as the Chargers raise money for the San Diego Food Bank. 10 of San Diego’s finest restaurants and Gallo wines will be featured in this tasting extravaganza. Evenings events include sports memorabilia silent auction and opportunities for autographs.
St. Louis Rams	Matt Bowen & Paul Justin	Visiting kids at Ranken Jordan to talk about rehab and the importance of working hard.
St. Louis Rams	Kole Ayi	Building bikes for underprivileged kids as part of Bikes for Kids.
San Francisco 49ers	Jonas Lewis	Will give an “autograph for an autograph” at Gunn High School, Palo Alto as part of “Youth for Life: Remembering Walter Payton” in an organ donor awareness program.
Seattle Seahawks	Fabien Bownes	Visiting Tyee High School as part of “NFL High School Tuesday.”
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Marq Cerqua, Jameel Cook, Shane Grice, John Howell, Sean McDermott, Mike Roberg, Dwight Smith & Ellis Wyms	Visiting teenagers at Leslie Peters Halfway House to have roundtable discussions with teens about the importance of making wise decisions.
Tennessee Titans	Michael Booker	Visiting MacGavock High School as part of “NFL High School Tuesday.”
Washington Redskins	Darnerien McCants	Visiting Westfield High School as part of “NFL High School Tuesday.”