Every Morning Quarterback » James-Thrash http://www.everyjoe.com/emqb National Football League Blog Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:28:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 NFL Players Join Local Special Olympics Washington D.C. Athletes For Football Clinic http://www.everyjoe.com/emqb/nfl-players-join-local-special-olympics-washington-dc-athletes-for-football-clinic/ http://www.everyjoe.com/emqb/nfl-players-join-local-special-olympics-washington-dc-athletes-for-football-clinic/#comments Sat, 05 Apr 2008 20:19:58 +0000 David Kindervater http://www.emqb.com/nfl-players-join-local-special-olympics-washington-dc-athletes-for-football-clinic/ Post from: Every Morning Quarterback

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As part of the festivities surrounding the 2008 NFL PLAYERS Gala featuring the JB (James Brown) Awards in Washington D.C., players from around the National Football League joined local Special Olympics athletes for a football clinic yesterday morning. The clinic featured more than 75 local Special Olympics athletes participating alongside NFL player-honorees in five friendly, non-contact football stations. The players interacted with the athletes and helped demonstrate a variety of offensive and defensive skills, including passing, receiving, and kicking. At the conclusion of the clinic, athletes took part in a group photo session with the NFL players.

The 2008 JB Award recipients that participated in the clinic were Amobi Okoye (Houston Texans), Marques Douglas (San Francisco 49ers), Chris Draft (St. Louis Rams), Warrick Dunn (Tampa Bay Bucs), Braylon Edwards (Cleveland Browns), Israel Idonije (Chicago Bears), Kassim Osgood (San Diego Chargers), Mack Strong (formerly of the Seattle Seahawks), James Thrash (Washington Redskins), and Brian Waters (Kansas City Chiefs).

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NFL Player Advisory Council Set

]]> The NFL Player Advisory Council I eluded to a few days ago is now official. A press release from the league office today confirmed that six members were selected by the National Football League Players Association — safety Donovin Darius of the Jacksonville Jaguars, fullback Tony Richardson of the Minnesota Vikings, center Jeff Saturday of the Indianapolis Colts, linebacker Takeo Spikes of the Philadelphia Eagles, wide receiver James Thrash of the Washington Redskins, and free-agent safety Troy Vincent, who is also president of the NFL Players Association. The Player Advisory Council will meet regularly throughout the year with Commissioner Goodell and NFLPA Executive Director Gene Upshaw to discuss competition on the field, player safety, medical and health issues, player conduct, retired player issues, and other matters. This is a big step forward in helping to secure a positive image for the league.

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