ORLANDO,Air Max 720 Release, Fla. (AP) — The NFL Foundation is giving USA Football a five-year,Adidas Superstar Clearance Sale, $45 million grant to expand the already burgeoning Heads Up Football program that teaches safe tackling to youngsters.
Foundation Chair Charlotte Jones Anderson announced the grant Monday at the league's owners meetings after the NFL saw the early success of the program. Heads Up Football had nearly 2,Andrew Benintendi Jersey,800 youth football organizations teaching it during its first year,Nike React Clearance, more than five times early projections.
Heads Up Football is designed to "take the head out of tackling" and employs master trainers who teach it to coaches throughout the nation. Those coaches in turn instruct youth football players — about 600,China Stitched Jerseys,000 in 2013.