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NFL 11/2/01

NFL TUESDAYS:

PLAYERS IN THE COMMUNITY ON THEIR DAYS OFF

Election Day is Tuesday, November 6 and the Minnesota Vikings are working the get the word out about the importance of voting.

Vikings Head Coach DENNIS GREEN, along with T BRAD BADGER, C MIKE MALANO, S BRIAN RUSSELL and C CORY WITHROW, will meet voters at the Phyllis Wheatley Community Center and Pilot City Neighborhood Center to thank citizens for participating in the democratic process.

Meanwhile, OT LEWIS KELLY and G DAVID DIXON will visit the Bancroft Elementary School to speak to the students about the importance of being a U.S. Citizen and voting.

In Cleveland, Browns DB COREY FULLER will speak with the voters of tomorrow as well.

Fuller will visit the students who participate in “Making the Grade.” In 1999, he established this by adopting five local schools within the Cleveland Municipal School District. Students at these five schools are “Making the Grade” in math and reading and work towards regular attendance and good behavior. Fuller rewards one exemplary student from each school with two tickets, a game program, and a limousine ride to an upcoming home game.

In the 2001 season, the NFL highlights these day-off community endeavors with a program entitled “NFL Tuesdays.” The program raises 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 gathers 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 November 6 (for a complete list, log on to NFL.com):

Team	Player	Brief Description of Activity
Arizona Cardinals	Jake Plummer	Hosting his annual “Lotsa Pasta Fundraiser” to raise money for the “Homeward Bound” organization.
Atlanta Falcons	Terance Mathis Ron Moore	Speaking to elementary students in Dekalb County on the importance of saying no to drugs and violence.
Baltimore Ravens	Lional Dalton	At the Dyslexia Tutoring Program in Hampden in Baltimore City, Lional will kick off his tutoring program with students who suffer from dyslexia.
Buffalo Bills	Brian Moorman	Visiting 120 middle school students from six area schools at the East Aurora Boys & Girls Club to give a presentation as part of their annual Peer Mediation/Leadership Conference.
Cleveland Browns	Corey Fuller	Visiting students who participate in his “Making the Grade” program.
Dallas Cowboys	Dexter Coakley, Dat Nguyen, Orantes Grant, Jamal Brooks, Markus Steele & Louis Mackey	The Dallas Cowboys, Albertson’sand Hormel Foods will present 500HORMEL^® CURE 81^® Hams to needy individuals and families at the Salvation Army.
Detroit Lions	Rueben Droughns	Speaking at the Livonia Junior League Football Banquet that will be held for 200 youth football players and cheerleaders.
Green Bay Packers	Donald Driver, Gilbert Brown	Participating in a youth football clinic
Jacksonville Jaguars	Mark Brunell	Taping the Wheel of Fortune game show for NFL Players Week. All players’ winnings will be donated to the charity of their choice.
Miami Dolphins	Patrick Surtain, Arturo Freeman, Adewale Ogunleye	Visiting Crestview Elementary School, Carol City Middle School and Miami Carol City Senior High School and speaking to the Miami Carol City Senior Football Team.
Minnesota Vikings	Lewis Kelly and David Dixon	Visiting Bancroft Elementary School and speaking to the kids about the importance of being a US Citizen and voting.
NY Giants	Kerry Collins, Michael Strahan, Joe Jurevicius, Howard Cross, Shaun Williams, Jessie Armstead, Michael Barrow, Greg Comella & Dusty Zeigler	Attending Football 201 to benefit My Sister’s Place, a domestic violence shelter located in Westchester, NY. 350 women have registered to participate in training camp, meetings and scrimmage all taught by the players
St. Louis Rams	Dre Bly, Don Davis, Kim Herring, Jacoby Shepherd, Trung Canidate, Yo Murphy, John Baker, Justin Watson, Marc Bulger	Attending the Ultimate Sports Trivia Challenge to play sports trivia with guests at Rams Park.
San Francisco 49ers	Jeff Garcia, Ray Brown, Greg Clark, Brian Jennings, Dave Fiore, Jason Webster	Teaming up with the Santa Clara and San Jose Fire Departments in a "Fill the Boot" endeavor to raise money for the "9-11 Fund" for New York City. Proceeds will benefit the families of fallen firefighters from the September 11 tragedy.
Seattle Seahawks	Mike Holmgren	Speaking at Bellevue Boys & Girls Club breakfast.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Eric Vance	Tutoring youth in math at University Area Community Center.
Washington Redskins	Chris Samuels Tony Banks, Jerry DeLoach, Rod Gardner	Attending the Quarterback Club Luncheon to meet fans over lunch to discuss the season and NFL life.