NFL Players Dedicate MNF Season Opener to Never Quit Challange

On September 9, 2013 the Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles will take the field for Monday Night Football on ESPN.

NFL Players: E.J. Biggers (Redskins), Brandon Boykin (Eagles), Vinny Curry (Eagles) and Joshua Morgan (Redskins) will dedicate their game to the Never Quit Challenge (NQC) and Connected Warrior Foundation (CWF). Several Teams of Jet Ski Riders, all Military Veterans will ride in the Atlantic Ocean on a trek from Key West, Florida to New York City to raise awareness for Veterans and Wounded Veterans Charities like Connected Warrior Foundation. (Sept 6 to Sept 11, 2013) www.NeverQuitChallenge.com

“Through the Connected Warrior Foundation, these guys are doing the Never Quit Challenge — which is a lot of disabled veterans who have lost limbs — doing the jet ski ride all the way from the end of Florida to New York — as a player, I think that’s very special,” Eagles cornerback Brandon Boykin told Pro Player Insiders. “They kind of admire what we do, but in reality they’re the reason we can do what we do. Just to see these guys try to raise awareness for these veterans is awesome.”

The phrase “Never Quit” is powerful and fits the effort perfectly. Boykin summed it up as “a model for life.” He continued, “a lot of these guys sacrifice their lives for our freedom and they never quit on their country — they never quit on us — no matter what.”

The trek will include several amputee Veterans with specially fabricated prosthetic legs fit for the 2500 mile Jet Ski trek in the open ocean: Bo Reichenbach, Navy SEAL and Robert Easley, EOD.

“By dedicating the game, we want to raise awareness of exceptional charities like the Connected Warrior Foundation and efforts like the Never Quit Challenge,” said Redskins cornerback E.J. Biggers. “Two of these Jetski riders lost both of their legs fighting for our Country. It’s incredible that they can still do this trek. Medical Center Orthotics and Prosthetics (www.MCOPRO.com) are helping support these charities and helped give Bo his new legs while at Walter Reed Medical Center. We want to thank these organizations we dedicate the game to them and want to keep the ball rolling.”

The game featuring two division rivals already isn’t lacking in storylines. But efforts like the Never Quit Challenge through the outstanding charity work of the Connected Warrior Foundation shouldn’t go unnoticed. Brandon Boykin calls it a “really huge and important weekend.”

“I’m very amped — just to be a Monday Night Primetime game — it doesn’t really get any better than that,” Boykin said. “Just to be a part of something like this [dedicating the game to the Never Quit Challenge] is really special.”

The riders participating in the Never Quit Challenge trek will all gather the evening of September 9, during Monday Night Football in Virginia Beach at Smoked Out Fine Meats & Spirits to remember the fallen and wounded. (Stage 4 of NQC*)

Recently the Connected Warrior Foundation lost a key member of it’s staff, Kaeiti Bradley. She was an outgoing positive champion for veterans families like the Feeks family, whose son, a Navy SEAL was killed in action a year ago.

For more Information:

Never Quit Challenge: www.NeverQuitChallenge.com

Connected Warrior Foundation: www.ConnectedWarrior.org