|
Team |
Player(s) Scheduled To Appear |
Brief
Description of Activity |
|
Arizona Cardinals |
WR Bryant Johnson;
Team mascot "Big Red" |
Johnson and team
mascot "Big Red" will participate in the Gatorade Junior Training Camps
at Alfred Garcia Elementary School. |
|
Arizona Cardinals |
WR Kevin Kasper;
team mascot "Big Red" |
Kasper and team
mascot "Big Red" will participate in a Gatorade Junior Training camp
with children from Charlae's House at the Cardinals' training facility. |
|
Arizona Cardinals |
S Adrian Wilson; LB
LeVar Woods; WR Kevin Kasper; WR Jason McAddley; K Bill Gramatica; C
Nathan Hodel; S Quentin Harris; RB Damien Anderson; QB Preston Parsons;
TE Steve Bush; Team mascot "Big Red"; Cardinals Cheerleaders
|
The Cardinals and
Chipotle Mexican Grill will hold their first fundraiser together.
Cardinals players, cheerleaders and team mascot "Big Red" will be at
five Chipotle Mexican Grill locations serving burritos and tacos to the
public. All proceeds during this time frame will benefit Cardinals
Charities. |
|
Baltimore Ravens |
CB Corey Fuller
|
Fuller will speak to
young male students at the Charles Hickey School. |
|
Baltimore Ravens |
G Bennie Anderson
|
Anderson will serve
as a guest math teacher at Pimlico Middle School. |
|
Baltimore Ravens |
LB Adalius Thomas
|
Thomas will host a
chess tournament for the Huber Memorial Church. Mentees will play
against Ravens players at the Owings Mills training facility. |
|
Baltimore Ravens |
Baltimore Ravens
|
The Ravens
organization will salute past Community Quarterback Award finalists with
an advance screening of the movie Radio featuring Cuba Gooding
Jr. |
|
Buffalo Bills |
WR Antonio Brown; WR
Sam Aiken; LB Angelo Crowell; QB Brandon Doman; C Jon Dorenbos; LB Mario
Haggan; DE Chris Kelsay; RB Nick Maddox; RB Willis McGahee; CB Terrence
McGee; WR Jerel Myers; DT Lauvale Sape; RB Ken Simonton; G Ben Sobieski
|
The Bills rookies
will team with 100 children from the Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo for an
Iron Chef competition. The players and children will be given
ingredients, then challenged to prepare a creative and tasteful dish.
Following the competition, they will eat dinner together. |
|
Buffalo Bills |
FB Sam Gash
|
Gash will read,
promote literacy and encourage children to participate in this year's
Rush for Reading Challenge. |
|
Buffalo Bills |
RB Sammy Morris
|
Morris will help
kick off the fifth annual "Restore Hope, Dignity and Live" fundraising
campaign for the Buffalo City Mission. |
|
Chicago Bears |
WR David Terrell; QB
Rex Grossman |
Terrell and Grossman
will visit Chicago Public Schools (Dixon and Field) to speak to,
motivate, and interact with students as part of the Bears School
Outreach program. The theme for player visits is character development,
goal setting, and commitment to excellence. More than 7,000 students
benefit annually from this program. |
|
Cleveland Browns |
WR Andre King
|
King will visit with
more than 300 students to discuss the ABC's of health and fitness as
part of the Browns Giant Eagle Jr. Training Table. Browns players will
visit area schools to talk about health and nutrition during a 60-minute
interactive assembly. This year, Empire Computech School beat out 600
other schools to win a presentation of the Giant Eagle Jr. Training
table by submitting an application. At the beginning of each visit,
students watch the Giant Eagle Jr. Training Table video featuring Head
Coach Butch Davis, Strength and Conditioning Coach, Buddy Morris and
Head Athletic Trainer, Mike Colello as they introduce the A.B.C.’s of a
healthy lifestyle which include; Aim for Fitness, Build a Healthy Base,
and Choose Sensibly. |
|
Cleveland Browns |
WR Andre King
|
King will visit with
more than 100 students to recognize and congratulate them for their hard
work in school. The students are the 'Outstanding Achievers' in the
Outback Road Trip with the Browns program. Through the program, students
take a Road Trip each week with the Browns as they research geographic
areas with a direct correlation to the Browns schedule. During the
Browns Bye Week, the research will focus on areas in Australia, the
‘home’ of Outback Steakhouse. The Road Trip program runs for 13 weeks
beginning September 8 - December 5. Top students in the program are
invited to attend a luncheon at an Outback Steakhouse and can win the
Grand Prize of tickets to a Browns Game, including a pre-game ceremony!
|
|
Cleveland Browns |
|
Browns players will
participate in a mock interview with aspiring high school journalists.
High school juniors and seniors will attend the first annual Browns High
School Media Day to find out from those who know what it takes to make
it in print media, broadcast journalism, and public relations. During
their visit to the Browns Training Facility, students will listen and
interact with local media, following they will have the opportunity to
participate in a mock interview with Browns players. The students will
be asked to write about their experience and one overall winner will be
chosen to attend a Cleveland Browns home game. |
|
Detroit Lions |
WR Az-Zahir Hakim
|
Zahir Hakim and some
of his teammates will host more than 60 youngsters and their chaperones
from the Children’s Visitation Program. The players will speak to the
children, sign autographs, and have dinner together. |
|
Detroit Lions |
Roary - Mascot; LB
Barrett Green; CB Chris Cash; TE Bradford Banta; FB Cory Schlesinger; T
Jeff Backus; DE Jared DeVries; CB Dre' Bly; S Terrence Holt; QB Ty
Detmer; CB Jimmy Wyrick; DT Luther Elliss; QB Mike McMahon |
The players will
pose with a pet for the 2004 Detroit Lions Pet Calendar to benefit the
Dearborn Animal Shelter. The calendar will help raise money for the
shelter to add a new building. |
|
Green Bay Packers |
G Grey Ruegamer
|
Every Tuesday during
the season, Ruegamer visits students at Elmore Elementary School to read
and discuss productivity, attitude, kindness and respect. The children
who have written a book report can enter to win Packers' game tickets,
compliments of Ruegamer. |
|
Green Bay Packers |
T Chad Clifton
|
Clifton will have
his photo taken with a local family to appear on a billboard in support
of the Children's Hospital. |
|
Indianapolis Colts |
TE Dallas Clark; TE
Joe Dean Davenport |
Clark and Davenport
will be in Terre Haute for the Vectren Power Volunteer Fair. The fair
will give underprivileged children the opportunity to participate in fun
activities, while residents make pledges to volunteer in their
community. Each person pledging to volunteer earns a Colts home game
ticket for an agency child. |
|
Jacksonville Jaguars |
CB Kiwaukee Thomas;
QB Quinn Gray |
In honor of Red Red
Ribbon Week, Thomas and Gray will visit W.E. Cherry Elementary School as
part of their Team Up Against Drugs program. They both will speak to the
students about the importance of saying no to drugs and staying in
school. |
|
Jacksonville Jaguars |
LB Akin Ayodele; WR
Matthew Hatchette |
Ayodele and
Hatchette will participate in the S.O.S. Academy Charter Middle/High
School's Week Without Violence program. The school-wide assembly will
honor two football players, who were murdered in September, 2003.
|
|
Jacksonville Jaguars |
QB David Garrard; C
Brad Meester |
Garrad and Meeseter
will meet and greet guests at the 25th anniversary fundraiser
for Gateway Community Services, Inc. The organization provides
detoxification, prevention, and treatment services to members of the
community with substance and alcohol abuse problems. |
|
Miami Dolphins |
|
Miami Dolphins
players will paint Halloween Pumpkins with children at Kids in Distress.
|
|
Miami Dolphins |
RB Ricky Williams
|
Williams will host
the Third annual Gridiron Signature Grand Ghoul Halloween Charity event
on Monday. The event will raise money for the Boys and Girls Clubs of
Broward County, the United Way of Broward County, Sun-Sentinel Diversity
Venture Fund and the Run Ricky Run Foundation. |
|
Minnesota Vikings |
C Matt Birk
|
Birk will host his
second annual Matt Birk/HIKE Foundation Luncheon and award college
scholarships to two graduating high school seniors. |
|
Minnesota Vikings |
S Jack Brewer; LB
Nick Rogers; LB Raonall Smith; RB Larry Ned |
The players will
attend an ACES (Athletes Committed to Educating Students) assembly at
Bannaker School to kick off a PEACE POEM Contest in the memory of Tyesha
Edwards. Edwards, at age 11, was shot and killed by a stray bullet in
her home while doing her homework. |
|
Minnesota Vikings |
P Eddie Johnson; T
Everett Lindsay; LB Greg Biekert; Mike Tice |
The head coach and
players will attend the Minnesota Special Olympics Draft Party. |
|
New England Patriots |
C Damien Woody; LB
Mike Vrabel; DE Richard Seymour; WR Troy Brown; LB Willie McGinest
|
Patriots players
will visit the five local Gillette branch offices and factories
encouraging and thanking employees for their contributions to the United
Way. |
|
New York Giants |
T Ian Allen
|
Allen will visit
Roberge Elementary School (Rivervale, NJ) to take part in Red Ribbon
Week by encouraging students to "Team Up Against Drugs", the school's
message for the week. |
|
New York Giants |
QB Jason Garrett
|
Garrett will serve
as a teacher for a day by taking part in Teach for America Week 2003. He
will teach a second grade class in Paterson, NJ and speak to the
students on the importance of learning and following instructions. |
|
New York Giants |
FB Jim Finn
|
Finn will attend an
End DWI awards dinner in Fair Lawn, NJ. He will present awards to law
enforcement officers who have gone above and beyond to prevent drunken
driving incidents. |
|
New York Jets |
T Jason Fabini; P
Dan Stryzinski; S Derek Pagel; K Doug Brien |
Jets players will
visit patients at Schneider Children's Hospital in New Hyde Park. The
players will go room to room as well as stopping by the hospital's
playrooms to sign autographs, take pictures and pass out Jets
merchandise. |
|
Philadelphia Eagles |
DT Paul Grasmanis
|
Grasmanis will visit
a local elementary school and speak to the students about the importance
of reading. |
|
Philadelphia Eagles |
K David Akers; CB
Troy Vincent |
Akers will host his
annual Kicks for Kids luncheon which this year honors his teammate Pro
Bowl cornerback Troy Vincent. |
|
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Alumnus - Hall of
Famer Franco Harris |
Steelers Hall of
Famer Franco Harris will guest on the McDonald's Steelers KidZONE show
taping to celebrate the team's 1000th game. The show is taped before a
live audience consisting of local middle and elementary school students.
It looks at football from a kid's perspective and includes children
interviewing the players, segments on health, safety, giving back to the
community and everyday heroes. |
|
Pittsburgh Steelers |
WR Antwaan Randle
El; S Mike Logan; RB Jerome Bettis |
On Wednesday, the
Pittsburgh Steelers will hold the annual Dean's NFL 202 for Women at
Heinz Field. Randle El and Logan will speak to more than 200 female
participants. The women will then be part of the audience for a taping
of the Jerome Bettis Show and will take part in other activities
including a tour of the Steelers locker room and press box, as well as
attempting a field goal. |
|
San Diego Chargers |
DT Kris Dielman; FB
Andrew Pinnock |
The players will
participate in Jr. Chargers Gatorade camp, a project of the Chargers
Rookie Club at Oak Crest Junior High School. |
|
St. Louis Rams |
S Adam Archuleta; QB
Marc Bulger; CB Jerametrius Butler; S Richard Coady; CB Travis Fisher;
RB Lamar Gordon; DE Tyoka Jackson; T John St. Clair; LB Robert Thomas; T
Kyle Turley; CB James Whitley; DE Grant Wistrom; DT Brian Young
|
Rams' players will
don aprons and chef hats to serve dinner at the 8th annual "Serving Up
Wishes In Prime Time" to benefit the Make-a-Wish Foundation of Metro St.
Louis. Since 1995, the Rams have helped to raise more than $300,000 to
help make wishes come true. |
|
St. Louis Rams |
P Sean Landeta; T
Grant Williams |
Landeta and Williams
will attend the Quarterback Club's "Meet the Rams" luncheon to speak
about the Rams' upcoming game. |
|
St. Louis Rams |
CB Dejuan Groce; CB
Kevin Garrett |
The Rams will host
the St. Louis Variety Club's “Bikes for Kids” program at Rams Park.
Bikes for Kids annually provide bicycles to low-income children. This
year, more than 300 kids will receive their own bike, helmet, lock and
T-shirt at Rams Park. Garrett and Groce will visit the group while the
bikes are assembled. To date, “Bikes for Kids” has given children more
than 1,250 bikes. |
|
St. Louis Rams |
LB Robert Thomas; S
Shane Walton; WR Shaun McDonald; RB Arlen Harris |
Rams' players will
visit local libraries and schools to kick off the Rams Reader Team. The
Rams Reader Team, a program that targets youth from kindergarten to high
school, encourages young readers to visit their local library this fall,
sign up to be a Rams Reader Team member, and choose books from the
reading list created from suggestions from the St. Louis Rams players,
coach and owner. After reading books, members will receive a full-page
poster that includes the reading list on the back, bookmarks and a
magnet. They will also be registered to win Rams' tickets and a party at
Rams Park. |