252 Current and Former NFL Players and Coaches Received Grants to Host Camps
The National Football League Foundation (NFL Foundation) kicked off its summer by granting $750,000 to 252 football camps through its Youth Football Camp Program. The camps are hosted by current and former NFL players and coaches for children across the country.
To qualify for a grant, the football camp must be a free, non-contact camp for children ages 5-18 with a focus on teaching proper technique and sportsmanship. All camp coaches must complete Coach Smart, an online education course with instruction on injury prevention, concussion awareness, and heat and hydration tips.
Among the recipients, 72 current and former NFL players and coaches are working with USA Football to host FUNdamentals camps this summer. All drills run at FUNdamentals camps are based on USA Football’s Player Progression Development Model, which ensures that participants receive training appropriate for their age. The USA Football FUNdamentals program is an official program of NFL PLAY 60 – the NFL’s campaign to encourage kids to be active for 60 minutes every day.
“The NFL Foundation is proud to support hundreds of current and former NFL players and coaches who are making an impact in their communities by hosting youth football camps,” said CHARLOTTE JONES ANDERSON, NFL Foundation chair and executive vice president of the Dallas Cowboys. “These camps provide children with an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of football in a positive and enjoyable environment that encourages physical activity.”
In addition to providing children a chance to have fun and develop new skills, some camps supported by NFL Foundation grants offer unique opportunities for the campers: Former coach DARON ROBERTS is providing a six-day intensive camp where athletes will receive football training and SAT/ACT tutoring from business leaders and college admissions staff; former player ERIC DICKERSON is basing his two-day camp around teaching the fundamentals of team building through sport; ROY MILLER (TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS) will host a camp near the Fort Hood military base in Texas for more than 400 children; and former player MARCUS STROUD has invited medical specialists to his Sacking Obesity camp to promote overall health and fitness.
The full list of players and coaches receiving grants this year:
| Player/Coach Name | Camp Location | Camp Date |
| Current NFL Players/Free Agents | ||
| Mike Adams | Dallas, TX | Jun 21-22 |
| Danario Alexander | Marlin, TX | June 14 |
| Lorenzo Alexander | Oakland, CA | June 14-15 |
| Will Allen | Columbus, OH | April 12 |
| Cliff Avril | Green Cove Springs, FL | June 28 |
| Ryan Baker | Indianapolis, IN | June 27 |
| Eric Berry | Fairburn, GA | July 19 |
| Da’Quan Bowers | Bamberg, SC | June 20 |
| Jasper Brinkley | Thomson, GA | June 7 |
| Charles Brown | Pomona, CA | May 3 |
| Tarell Brown | Mesquite, TX | June 28 |
| Rafael Bush | Williston, SC | May 17 |
| Reggie Bush | La Mesa, CA | June 28-29 |
| Jermon Bushrod | King George, VA | June 14 |
| Gosder Cherilus | Somerville, MA | July 10-11 |
| Jim Cordle | Lancaster, OH | July 11 |
| Mason Crosby | Georgetown, TX | July 12 |
| Marcell Dareus | Birmingham, AL | June 7 |
| Cody Davis | Stephenville, TX | June 28 |
| Thomas Davis | Charlotte, NC | May 17 |
| Marcus Easley | Trumbull, CT | June 7 |
| Matthew Elam | West Palm Beach, FL | June 6 |
| Larry English | San Diego, CA | June 14 |
| Jahri Evans | Philadelphia, PA | May 17 |
| Larry Fitzgerald | Richfield, MN | June 23-24 |
| Drayton Florence | Ocala, FL | July 12 |
| AJ Green | Summerville, SC | June 21 |
| Greg Hardy | Millington, TN | July 12 |
| Dwayne Harris | Greenville, NC | June 7 |
| Leroy Harris | Raleigh, NC | June 28-29 |
| Chris Harris Jr. | Plano, TX | July 12 |
| Mario Harvey | Forsyth, GA | June 21 |
| Santonio Holmes | Belle Glade, FL | July 12 |
| Phillip Hunt | Fort Worth, TX | July 5 |
| Corvey Irvin | Augusta, GA | May 31 |
| Kareem Jackson | Macon, GA | June 14 |
| Vincent Jackson | Tampa, FL | June 23 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | Piscataway, NJ | June 27-28 |
| Rashad Johnson | Sulligent, AL | Jun 13-14 |
| Greg Jones | Beaufort, SC | July 11 |
| Jacoby Jones | New Orleans, LA | May 31 |
| James Jones | San Jose, CA | June 21 |
| Felix Jones II | Tulsa, OK | June 28 |
| Johnathan Joseph | Rock Hill, SC | June 7 |
| Vonta Leach | Lumberton, NC | June 28 |
| Jim Leonhard | Tony, WI | July 13 |
| Marcedes Lewis | Jacksonville, FL | June 7 |
| Charly Martin | Farmington, NM | June 17-18 |
| Derrick Martin | Denver, CO | June 7 |
| Colin McCarthy | Brentwood, TN | May 10 |
| Brandon McKinney | Trotwood, OH | June 21 |
| Roy Miller | Killeen, TX | July 11-12 |
| Chase Minnifield | Lexington, KY | June 23-25 |
| Corey Peters | Louisville, KY | July 12 |
| Tyler Polumbus | Ashburn, VA | May 31 |
| Paul Posluszny | Orange Park, FL | July 12 |
| Darrelle Revis | Cincinnati, OH | June 20 |
| Kendall Reyes | San Ysidro, CA | June 30 |
| Matt Ryan | Roswell, GA | June 13 |
| Ricky Sapp | Bamberg, SC | June 18 |
| Jonathan Scott | Dallas, TX | July 17-18 |
| Da’Norris Searcy | Clarkston, GA | June 28 |
| Coty Sensabaugh | Kingsport, TN | June 14 |
| Ernie Sims | Tallahassee, FL | July 11 |
| Josh Sitton | Pensacola, FL | June 25 |
| Bradley Smith | Youngstown, OH | June 21 |
| Geno Smith | Miramar, FL | July 5 |
| Steve Smith | Fort Belvoir, VA | April 3 |
| Wade Smith | Dallas, TX | April 26 |
| Jonathan Stewart | Olympia, WA | July 2-3 |
| Devon Still | Wilmington, DE | July 19 |
| Stephen Tulloch | Miami, FL | July 12 |
| Robert Turbin | Fremont, CA | June 28-29 |
| Fernando Velasco | Louisville, KY | May 17 |
| Wes Welker | Oklahoma City, OK | April 5 |
| Corey White | Clarkston, GA | June 27 |
| Muhammad Wilkerson | Linden, NJ | June 21 |
| Patrick Willis | Bruceton, TN | June 14-15 |
| George Wilson | Paducah, KY | June 14 |
| Jason Witten | Elizabethton, TN | June 28 |
| FUNdamentals | ||
| Mike Adams | Wayne, NJ | June 21 |
| Earl Bennett | Birmingham, AL | July 12 |
| Justin Blalock | Stone Mountain, GA | June 5 |
| Navorro Bowman | District Heights, MD | June 14 |
| Ahmad Brooks | Woodbridge, VA | June 21 |
| Mario Butler | Jacksonville, FL | June 21 |
| Fletcher Cox | Yazoo City, MS | June 14 |
| Vinny Curry | Neptune, NJ | June 28 |
| Brandon Deaderick | Elizabethtown, KY | June 21 |
| Dannell Ellerbe | Rockingham, NC | July 12 |
| Kevin Elliott | Orlando, FL | July 12 |
| Andre Fluellen | Cartersville, GA | June 14 |
| Chandler Harnish | Ossian, IN | June 23-25 |
| Devin Hester | Riviera Beach, FL | March 15 |
| Davon House | Las Cruces, NM | April 12 |
| Chris Houston | Austin, TX | June 21 |
| Fred Jackson | Orchard Park, NY | June 14 |
| Greg Jennings | Kalamazoo Township, MI | June 14 |
| Davin Joseph | Hallandale Beach, FL | July 12 |
| Corey Liuget | Miami, FL | June 28 |
| Leodis McKelvin | Waycross, GA | June 21 |
| Rodney McLeod | Hyattsville, MD | June 28 |
| Captain Munnerlyn | Mobile, AL | July 19 |
| Stephen Nicholas | Jacksonville, FL | July 12 |
| Niles Paul | Omaha, NE | July 2 |
| Jeris Pendleton | Danville, IL | June 21 |
| DeVier Posey | Cincinnati, OH | June 21 |
| Glover Quinn | Summit, MS | May 10 |
| Marcel Reece | Hesperia, CA | June 14 |
| Eddie Royal | Chantilly, VA | July 12 |
| George Selvie | Pensacola, FL | June 14 |
| CJ Spiller | Lake Butler, FL | June 27 |
| Darrell Stuckey | Lawrence, KS | July 12 |
| Demaryius Thomas | Dexter, GA | July 19 |
| Pierre Thomas | Lansing, IL | June 20 |
| Cassius Vaughn | Memphis, TN | June 21 |
| Wesley Woodyard | LaGrange, GA | June 14 |
| Former NFL Players | ||
| Joe Andruzzi | Kingston, RI | July 24 |
| Chris Barber | Orlando, FL | July 19-20 |
| Darian Barnes | Detroit, MI | August 30-31 |
| Tra Battle | Tijuana, Mexico | May 24 |
| Greg Bell | San Bernardino, CA | June 22-25 |
| Harold Blackmon | Burbank, IL | June 7 |
| Joe Bock | East Rochester, NY | July 28-30 |
| Charles Bowser | Plymouth, NC | June 25-28 |
| Greg Briggs | Westlake, TX | June 28 |
| Peter Brock | Boston, MA | May 24 |
| Charlie Brown | Kingstree, SC | June 5-6 |
| Larry Brown | Grapevine, TX | June 9 |
| Ruben Brown | Lynchburg, VA | July 21-24 |
| Isaac Bruce | St. Louis, MO | June 21 |
| Scott Case | Grand Prairie, TX | May 31 |
| Jeremiah Castille | Cullman, AL | May 30-31 |
| Chris Chambers | Bedford, OH | June 27-28 |
| Gary Clark | Frederick, MD | May 31 |
| David Clowney | Delray Beach, FL | May 17 |
| Sherman Cocroft | Aptos, CA | May 17 |
| Terrance Copper | Washington, NC | June 20-21 |
| Channing Crowder | Fort Lauderdale, FL | May 17 |
| Buddy Curry | Atlanta, GA | June 16-19 |
| Donovin Darius | Jacksonville, FL | September 20 |
| Jason David | Covina, CA | June 28 |
| Keith Davis | Bedford, TX | June 21 |
| Eric Dickerson | Camp Pendleton, CA | July 10-11 |
| Santana Dotson | Houston, TX | April 26 |
| Ed Ellis | Nashua, NH | July 12 |
| Atiyyah Ellison | Boonville, MO | July 19-20 |
| Demetric Evans | Haynesville, LA | June 5 |
| Thomas Everett | Everman, TX | June 7 |
| Doug Gabriel | Orlando, FL | June 21 |
| Richard Glover | Jersey City, NJ | July 7-11 |
| Chris Godfrey | South Bend, IN | July 25 |
| James Green | Bryan, TX | July 9-10 |
| Damian Gregory | Lansing, MI | July 19-20 |
| Steve Grogan | Brockton, MA | May 3 |
| Alvin Harper | Hurst, TX | June 22 |
| Tony Hill | Frisco, TX | July 19 |
| Clayton Holmes | Fort Worth, TX | April 26 |
| Darryl Holmes | Warner Robins, GA | June 2-4 |
| David Howard | Denton, TX | June 21 |
| Roland James | Providence, RI | June 21 |
| Ilia Jarostchuk | Durham, NH | May 24 |
| Darcy Johnson | Winter Park, FL | July 12 |
| Ron Johnson | Monterey, CA | June 23-27 |
| Rondell Jones | Raleigh, NC | July 25-26 |
| Tebucky Jones | New Britain, CT | July 19-20 |
| Joe King | Fort Worth, TX | July 12 |
| Kenny King | Gilbert, AZ | May 12-16 |
| Steve King | Worcester, MA | May 31 |
| Kwamie Lassiter | Glendale, AZ | October 18 |
| Jeremy Lincoln | Toledo, OH | June 27-28 |
| Ronnie Lippett | York, ME | July 19 |
| Cecil Martin | Cross Plains, WI | June 18-19 |
| Kelvin Martin | Crowley, TX | June 14 |
| Anthony McCoy | Groveland, FL | July 16-17 |
| Shaun McDonald | Phoenix, AZ | May 31 |
| Reggie McKenzie | Highland Park, MI | June 17-19 |
| Ray Mickens | El Paso, TX | May 17 |
| Hannibal Navies | Foxboro, MA | July 8-9 |
| Steve Nelson | Fitchburg, MA | June 5 |
| Patrick Pass | Springfield, MA | June 20 |
| Robert Perryman | Lawrence, MA | June 28 |
| Mike Peterson | Alachua, FL | June 21 |
| Bruce Plummer | Bogalusa, LA | June 19 |
| Joshua Rawlings | Tampa, FL | June 16-19 |
| Ed Reynolds | Winston Salem, NC | July 7-9 |
| Ron Rice | Detroit, MI | July 9-10 |
| Derreck Robinson | Minneapolis, MN | July 10-12 |
| Robert Royal | New Orleans, LA | July 5 |
| Raymond Saleaumua | Kansas City, MO | May 31 |
| Steve Sanders | Cleveland, OH | May 17 |
| Ben Sankey | Tijuana, Mexico | August 12 |
| Harold Shaw | Concord, NH | May 10 |
| Ron Simpkins | Detroit, MI | July 7-August 7 |
| Marcus Stroud | Athens, GA | July 12 |
| John Swain | Minneapolis, MN | July 21 |
| Sam Sword | Palm Coast, FL | June 14 |
| Lawrence Taylor | Hackensack, NJ | July 19 |
| Andre Tippett | Warner Robins, GA | June 22 |
| Steven Warren | Springfield, MO | July 18-19 |
| Tim Watson | Atlanta, GA | June 28 |
| Fred Weary | Pearland, TX | June 14 |
| Dean Wells | Louisville, KY | July 10 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | Beverly, MA | May 17 |
| Charlie Williams | Arlington, TX | June 15 |
| Jon Williams | Lowell, MA | July 11 |
| Kevin Williams | Hurst, TX | June 11 |
| Marcus Wilson | El Segundo, CA | March 3 |
| Luis Zendejas | Chino, CA | June 21 |
| FUNdamentals | ||
| Tony Beckham | Coral Springs, FL | April 19 |
| Jimmie Bell | Beloit, OH | August 2 |
| Desmond Clark | New Lenox, IL | June 26 |
| Tony Collins | Penn Yan, NY | July 20 |
| Danny Copeland | Rockledge, FL | July 19 |
| Corey Croom | Port Clinton, OH | June 7 |
| Thom Darden | Sandusky, OH | June 7 |
| Eric Downing | Jonesboro, GA | June 28 |
| Curtis Enis | Bradford, OH | June 14 |
| Major Everett | Durant, MS | May 31 |
| Judson Flint | Farrell, PA | June 7 |
| Brent Fullwood | Kissimmee, FL | June 20-21 |
| Winfield Garnett | Columbus, OH | July 14 |
| Anthony Griggs | Carrollton, OH | August 1 |
| Tyjuan Hagler | Kankakee, IL | June 7 |
| Arlen Harris | St. Peters, MO | July 14 |
| Joshua Harris | Grove City, OH | August 16 |
| Kareem Huggins | Irvington, NJ | July 19 |
| Marlin Jackson | Sharon, PA | June 14-15 |
| Joe Johnson | Smyrna, GA | June 14 |
| Frank Murphy | Jacksonville, FL | July 19 |
| Evan Oglesby | Toccoa, GA | May 17 |
| Marcel Shipp | Paterson, NJ | July 12 |
| Jesse Solomon | Madison, FL | May 17 |
| Takeo Spikes | Sandersville, GA | June 21 |
| Marques Sullivan | Orland Hills, IL | June 29 |
| Darius Turner | Stockton, CA | June 6-7 |
| Chuck Wiley | Baton Rouge, LA | June 21 |
| Matt Wilhelm | Sandusky, OH | May 18 |
| Elijah Williams | Orlando, FL | April 23-25 |
| Jay Williams | Winston-Salem NC | July 10-11 |
| Barron Wortham | Fort Worth, TX | May 31-June 1 |
| Current NFL Coaches | ||
| Jason Garrett | Princeton, NJ | June 7 |
| Travis Jones | Macon, GA | June 27-28 |
| Freddie Kitchens | Attalla, AL | June 28 |
| Jim O’Neil | Doylestown, PA | June 8 |
| Aubrey Pleasant | Washington, D.C. | June 14 |
| Brian Young | El Paso, TX | July 11-12 |
| Former NFL Coaches | ||
| Joshua Rawlings | Tampa, FL | June 16-19 |
| Daron Roberts | Mount Pleasant, TX | July 6-12 |
| FUNdamentals | ||
| Roy Anderson | Tallahassee, FL | June 21 |
| Richard Howell | Bladenboro, NC | June 28 |
| Mike Tomlin | Newport News, VA | July 12 |
About the NFL Foundation
The National Football League Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of those involved in the game of football – from players at all levels to communities across the country. The NFL Foundation represents the 32 NFL clubs and supports the health and safety of athletes, youth football, and the communities which support our game.
For more information on the NFL Foundation, visit: www.NFLFoundation.org.
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