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CANTON Womens Vince Biegel Jersey , Ohio (AP) — Nearly 200 local youngsters weren’t dissuaded by the task of picking up trash in their neighborhood Thursday. Not with the chance to be taught football skills by former NFL players, even a Hall of Famer.As the latest portion of the league’s Huddle for 100 initiative designed to encourage people nationwide to “donate 100 minutes of your time, and help shape what your community will look like for the next 100 years,” the Huddle for Healthy Youth event occurred hours before the Hall of Fame game between the Broncos and Falcons.On a field in an area a few miles from the hall, the kids ran through drills under the guidance for emcee Shawn Crable, who played for the Patriots; Bobby Taylor, who spent 10 years in the NFL; and Hall of Fame member Joe DeLamielleure. While the football workouts were an important part, the retired players emphasized the value of promoting community service.“This is about building character and taking care of our home http://www.packerslockerroom.com/authentic-josh-jackson-jersey ,” Crable said. “I used to run around in this neighborhood. I’m excited to do something I love, play football, but also to help the community.”An underserved community.“This builds bridges,” Taylor said. “We don’t see enough of these kind of things. I grew up in a neighborhood like this. When the people saw the kids picking up (trash), they appreciated what was doing on and what is being taught to these kids.“It goes a long way.”How far?Consider that many of the youngsters involved in the cleanup and makeshift clinic have nowhere to go, no means of transportation and little to do during the summer. The Stack Metropolitan Housing Authority that oversaw the event — along with the Hall of Fame and NFL personnel — can offer little more than free lunches to the kids during the summer when school is out. There are smaller programs such as planting vegetable boxes or cooking and healthy eating instructions, but nothing on the scale of what took place at South East Community Center, which also included youth football coaches from USA Football.At the end Brett Hundley Jersey White , each child received as a surprise gift a wellness bag that also included a Play 60 football.“This is the first time we’ve had anything of this scale in our community,” said Lisa Seeden, the resident services director at the housing authority. “It really speaks to the neighborhood.”The Huddle for 100 is one of many league programs celebrating its 100th season, which begins for real on Sept. 5 when the Bears host the Packers. A hunger drive at the NFL draft in Nashville in April was a huge success, and next up is an event leading up to the kickoff game in Chicago.On Thursday, the youngsters got to “clean up, and their reward is playing football,” said Melissa Schiller Marwin Evans Jersey White , the NFL’s director of community relations. “They are experiencing giving back to the community in a vehicle with the NFL and there’s lots of excitement.”There was even time for some mascot chasing .Canton’s Seeden notes that communities must build off the momentum from such events because they can lead to more programs. She praised the way the kids “came together” for a cause. And to learn about the sport — plus so much more.“You don’t have to be the best, you have to work to be the best,” DeLamielleure told his audience of youngsters ages 6-14. “Character is more important than football. When nobody is around and you’re looking in the mirror, you know the truth for how you’ve been behaving. That’s what football teaches you, what it taught me.” The two possible late draft picks were in Green Bay recently."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections The APC PodcastPackers Film RoomFantasy Football AdviceCDTShareTweetShareSharePackers host pre-draft visits for RB Damarea Crockett and LB Ulysees GilbertQuinn Harris-USA TODAY SportsThe Green Bay Packers need to conclude their top-30 visits for 2019 NFL Draft prospects this week, and they have reportedly brought in another pair of possible late-round draft picks or undrafted players for meetings or workouts, taking the reported number of visitors up to 21.The first new name on the list is linebacker Ulysees Gilbert III from the University of Akron. Gilbert was a three-year starter for the Zips, and he was a tackling machine as a sophomore and junior http://www.packerslockerroom.com/authentic-oren-burks-jersey , when he won first-team All-MAC honors. He posted 121 total tackles (11.5 for losses), four sacks, and three forced fumbles in 2016, then put up 140 stops (9.5 for losses), four sacks, and three interceptions in 2017. Gilbert is a smaller linebacker with excellent speed. According to Draftscout.com, he mesured in at 6-foot and 224 pounds, but ran a 4.51-second 40-yard dash and a 7.03-second 3-cone drill at Akron’s Pro Day. He also posted great explosion numbers with a 39.5-inch vertical and 10-foot-6 broad jump Vince Biegel Jersey White , leading to an RAS value of over 8. The second player is running back Damarea Crockett from Missouri. Crockett is an early entrant into the draft, whose finest season came in 2016 as a freshman. That year, he ran for over 1,000 yards and ten touchdowns while averaging 6.9 yards per carry. He missed half of his sophomore season due to injury before bouncing back in 2018 with 700 yards and seven rushing scores. The 5-foot-10, 225-pound Crockett ran a 4.50 forty at Missouri’s Pro Day while posting a 37-inch vertical.Zach Kruse of Packers Wire was first to report both visits.