In recognition of the 35th annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day, the New York Jets and Nike are creating a New Jersey High School Girls Flag Football League which will begin play in Spring of 2021. In collaboration…
The follow story is reprinted from playfootball.nfl.com Collaborating to inspire the next generation of female athletes, Nike announced a new grant initiative with the NFL that commits a total of $5 million in product to growing flag football within high…
For the second time in a week, a National Football League star is retiring and becoming a high school football coach. Monday, Liberty Christian in Argyle, Texas, announced that tight end Jason Witten is the school’s new head football coach….
From DetroitLions.com The Detroit Lions have named Rob Zimmerman of DeWitt High School the 2020 Detroit Lions High School Football Coach of the Year. Zimmerman’s Panthers defeated the defending state champion River Rouge Panthers 40-30 to win the Michigan High School…
Senior linebacker/tight end James Gildersleeve of Lake Forest High School is the Chicago Bears‘ ninth and final winner of the Community High School All-Star Award. The Community High School All-Star award recognizes high school football players making a positive impact…
The following story is from playfootball.nfl.com Seattle Seahawks quarterback and Super Bowl champion Russell Wilson has teamed up with NFL FLAG and the Seattle Seahawks to bring the newest official NFL FLAG league, Russell Wilson NFL FLAG Football, to the…
East St. Louis High School sophomore offensive lineman Miles McVay is this week’s Chicago Bears’ Community High School All-Star. McVay has regularly volunteered with the Demetrious Johnson Foundation to assist with their food distributions. During the pandemic, he has also…
The National Football League’s Jacksonville Jaguars have named Adam Geis of Sandalwood High School as the team’s 2020 High School Coach of the Year. Geis was the Week 7 Coach of the Week award winner. This past season, Sandalwood finished…
The following is reprinted from the National Football League‘s PlayFootball.com website. Welcome to Why We Play, a series of discussions with current players and NFL Legends about their youth football experience and why they play the game. As a kid, Arik…
Welcome to Why We Play, a series of discussions with current players and NFL Legends about their youth football experience and why they play the game. The following story is reprinted from the NFL‘s PlayFootball.com Barrett Brooks didn’t start playing football…