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2015 Congressional Football Game and USA Football Youth Clinic

23 Friday Oct 2015

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***MEDIA ALERT / PHOTO OPPORTUNITY***

CONGRESSIONAL FOOTBALL GAME SET FOR WEDNESDAY, OCT. 28, AT WATKINS RECREATION FIELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

The National Football League will co-host youth clinic, with special participation by former NFL players; John Riggins, DeSean Jackson to participate in pregame activities.

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BACKGROUND: Members of Congress and NFL alumni team up against the U.S. Capitol Police for the seventh edition of the Congressional Football Game at Watkins Recreation Field. The game was founded in 2005 following the loss of two U.S. Capitol Police in the line of duty.

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The touch football game supports charities that benefit military and law enforcement families including the Capitol Police Memorial Fund, Our Military Kids and A Advantage 4 Kids, Inc.

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The free, one-hour USA Football Youth Clinic will be led by USA Football coaches and former NFL players. Participating groups include the Greater Washington Boys & Girls Clubs, Special Olympics DC; and, KEEN (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now).  Hall of Famer John Riggins, the former Washington Redskins running back who was named Super Bowl XVII MVP, was named an Honorary Captain for the congressional team.

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DeSean Jackson, Washington Redskins

DeSean Jackson, Washington Redskins

Washington Redskins wide receiver, DeSean Jackson, will conduct the coin toss along with his mother, Gayle Jackson, President, of The DeSean Jackson Foundation (www.deseanjacksonfoundation.org). The foundation was founded in 2009 after DeSean’s father, William “Bill” Jackson, died from pancreatic cancer during his rookie year with the Philadelphia Eagles.

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PARTICIPANTS: Honorary Captain (Congressional team): John Riggins, Washington Redskin

Coin Toss: DeSean Jackson, Washington Redskins & DeSean Jackson Foundation; Gayle Jackson, DeSean Jackson Foundation; Cynthia Hogan

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National Football League Congressional Team Captains: Reps. Jeff Denham (R-CA); Bob Dold (R-IL); Tim Walz (D-MN), US Capitol Police Team Captain: Jim Davis, US Capitol Police NFL/WFA Players: Ken Harvey, John Booty, Gary Clark, Herschel Walker, Cato June, Shawn Springs, Cliff Crosby, Leon Joe, Donna Wilkinson (DC Divas, 2015 Women’s Football Alliance champion) and more.

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National Anthem: KHA, DC area singer & songwriter.

GAME/CLINIC: Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 5:45 p.m. — USA Football Youth Clinic 7:00 p.m. — Pre-game activities / National Anthem 7:20 p.m. — Kickoff Postgame — Trophy & MVP presentations.

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Tickets: $10 in advance at congressionalfootballgame.org

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Youth Clinic Registration: RSVP to congressionalfootballgame@yahoo.com LOCATION: Watkins Recreation Field (420 12th Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003)

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SPONSORS: National Football League, Sports & Fitness Industry Association, Champions for America’s Future, Comcast, Congressional Federal Credit Union, Duke Energy, Buffalo Wild Wings, AmericanTrucking Associations, Beer Institute, Bullfeathers, Washington Communications, PowHer Chiropractic, Roll Call and The Hill.

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MEDIA CREDENTIALS & INFORMATION CONTACT: Teri Washington: teri@washington11.com / (240) 800-3429 For more informationon the Congressional Football Game, visit congressionalfootballgame.org.

2015 Congressional Football Game for Charity

21 Wednesday Oct 2015

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FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE

October 20, 2015

Washington, DC

Congressional football

 

 

 

2015 Congressional Football Game for Charity October 28 – DeSean Jackson Scheduled to Officiate the Coin Toss

Kickoff: 7:20 pm at Watkins Recreation Field, 420 12th Street SE, Washington, DC

The 2015 Congressional Football Game for Charity will benefit the Capitol Police Memorial Fund, , Our Military Kids; and, A Advantage 4 Kids nonprofit organizations.

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This gridiron showdown between Members of Congress and the U.S. Capitol Police touch football squads enters its seventh installment this year. The game was established in 2005 for Congress to show gratitude and support to the men and women who protect them, the U.S. Capitol Police, and to support the families of their fallen.

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To make it “a fair game,” former NFL players coach and play with the Congressional team. This year, NFL Alums Ken Harvey and John Booty will be coaching and playing again, joined by Gary Clark, Shawn Springs, Herschel Walker and Donna Wilkinson, of the DC Divas, who won the Women’s Football Alliance national championship in August.

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DeSean Jackson, Washington Redskins’ all Pro wide receiver, and his mother, Gayle Jackson, President, of the DeSean Jackson Foundation,  have graciously accepted  our invitation to join us for the game. DeSean and Gayle Jackson will conduct the honorary coin toss at 7:20 pm; NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is also invited for the coin toss; and, we would love to have all of them representing professional football to Congress.

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In addition, there will be a pre-game football clinic for DC youth with the NFL and USA Football (including youth from Boys & Girls Clubs, Special Olympics DC, KEEN, children of the Members of Congress). The free, one-hour clinic begins at 5:45 pm.

We hope you can join us on Oct. 28 with these NFL greats, Members of Congress, and the Capitol Police team in a bipartisan effort for great causes.

Media, Ticket and General Information Contact:  Teri Washington Communications Director 2015 Congressional Football Game for Charity 917-834-6497; teri@washington11.com

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Biennial Congressional Football Game for Charity

  • Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  • Watkins Recreation Field
  • 420 12th Street SE
  • Washington, D.C.
  • General Admission:  $10.00
  • Nearest Metro: Potomac Ave (Blue/Orange)
  • NFL Youth Clinic | 5:45pm
  • Kickoff | 7:20pm
  • Parking is extremely limited and all attendees are highly encouraged to take public transportation or walk/bike to the  game.

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Participating Professional Players:

John Booty (New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Phoenix Cardinals, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Gary Clark(Washington Redskins, Phoenix Cardinals, Miami Dolphins), Cliff Crosby (St. Louis Rams, Indianapolis Colts, Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs), Ken Harvey(Washington Redskins, Arizona Cardinals),Leon Joe (Chicago Bears), Shawn Springs(Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins, New England Patriots), Herschel Walker (Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants), Donna Wilkinson(2015 WFA Champions DC Divas)