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NFL-USO Tour to Take Place in South Korea

NFL-USO TOUR TO TAKE PLACE IN SOUTH KOREA Chase Daniel, Stephen Gostkowski, Myles Jack and Cameron Jordan to visit U.S. Troops and Families as Part of NFL's Salute to Service NEW YORK, N.Y. – April 1, 2019 – Chicago Bears quarterback CHASE DANIEL, New England Patriots kicker STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI, Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker MYLES JACK and New Orleans Saints defensive end CAMERON JORDAN will embark on a weeklong, NFL-USO tour to South Korea to visit U.S. troops and their families at military bases, the NFL announced today. An extension of the NFL's Salute to Service, this year's NFL-USO tour will feature an array of base activities including unit visits, one-on-one meetings with installation leadership, and visits with the Security Forces K-9 Unit and Fire Department Unit. Additionally, each of the players will have the opportunity to spend time with service members and their families, having the unique experience to see a day in the life of our Nation's heroes.  "The NFL is proud to work with the USO on another tour overseas," said NFL Senior Vice President of Social Responsibility ANNA ISAACSON. "The League's connection to the military is longstanding, due in large part to a 50-plus year partnership with the USO. We appreciate the opportunity to continue these tours, as it provides a unique opportunity to honor the brave individuals who fight for our safety every day. We are grateful for their service and sacrifice." For over 50 years, the NFL and USO have worked together to support the military by connecting them to family, home and country throughout their service to the nation. In 1966, the NFL teamed with the USO and became the first sports organization to send players on a tour to Vietnam and other parts of the Far East. Participation has spanned across generations—more than 250 NFL players, coaches and executives, including TERRY BRADSHAW, DREW BREES, BILL COWHER, LARRY FITZGERALD, VON MILLER and JASON WITTEN, have traveled on USO tours to 26 countries to thank more than 96,000 service members. "The USO and the NFL have a rich history of partnering together to support America's men and women in uniform. We're honored to team up once again to bring current NFL players overseas to meet service members and their families," said ALAN REYES, USO Chief Operating Officer. "This tour is just one of many ways the USO and the NFL work together to salute and honor those who protect and defend our freedoms. We thank the NFL for their continued dedication as a Force Behind the Forces." In addition to overseas morale-building visits, the NFL has supported several different USO projects through Salute to Service including flag football programming and the expansion and refurbishment of USO centers and programming. In 2018, the NFL announced a new $5 million commitment to aid new projects that will reach service members and their families via more than 200 USO locations worldwide. For more information on the USO please visit uso.org.

NFL OFFSEASON WORKOUT PROGRAM DATES ANNOUNCED

​NFL OFFSEASON WORKOUT PROGRAM DATES ANNOUNCED Voluntary offseason workout programs are intended to provide training, teaching and physical conditioning for players.  The calendar for 2019 is below. As per Article 21 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, each club’s official, voluntary nine-week offseason program is conducted in three phases: Phase One consists of the first two weeks of the program with activities limited to strength and conditioning and physical rehabilitation only. Phase Two consists of the next three weeks of the program. On-field workouts may include individual player instruction and drills as well as team practice conducted on a “separates” basis. No live contact or team offense vs. team defense drills are permitted. Phase Three consists of the next four weeks of the program. Teams may conduct a total of 10 days of organized team practice activity, or “OTAs”. No live contact is permitted, but 7-on-7, 9-on-7, and 11-on-11 drills are permitted. Article 22 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement stipulates that clubs may hold onemandatory minicamp for veteran players. This minicamp, noted below, must occur during Phase Three of the offseason program. New head coaches are entitled to conduct an additional voluntary veteran minicamp.  Any voluntary minicamp for veteran players must be conducted prior to the NFL Draft (April 25-27), but no earlier than week three of the club’s offseason workout program and after at least one week of the two weeks of Phase One activities that the clubs may hold pursuant to Article 21. This year, eight clubs will hold voluntary veteran minicamps, as noted below. Each club may hold a rookie football development program for a period of seven weeks, which in 2019 may begin on May 13. During this period, no activities may be held on weekends, with the exception of one post-NFL Draft rookie minicamp, which may be conducted on either the first or second weekend following the draft. The dates of each club’s post-draft rookie minicamps will be circulated at a later date. For specific information and detailed offseason program rules, please see Articles 21 and 22 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (beginning on page 131), available on nflcommunications.com. The NFL Offseason Workout Program calendar (dates are tentative and subject to change at the discretion of individual clubs): ARIZONA                     First Day:                                  April 8                                     Voluntary Minicamp:                  April 23-25                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 20-22, May 29-31, June 3-6                                     Mandatory Minicamp:                June 11-13 ATLANTA                    First Day:                                  April 15                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 20-21, May 23, May 29-31, June 3-4, June 6                                     Mandatory Minicamp:                June 11-13 BALTIMORE                First Day:                                  April 15                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 20-21, May 23, May 28, May 30-31, June 3-4, June 6-7                                       Mandatory Minicamp:                June 11-13 BUFFALO                    First Day:                                  April 15                                      OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 20-21, May 23, May 28-29, May 31 June 3-4, June 6-7                                       Mandatory Minicamp:                June 11-13 CAROLINA                   First Day:                                  April 15                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 21-23, May 28-30, June 3-6                                       Mandatory Minicamp:                June 11-13 CHICAGO                    First Day:                                  April 15                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 21-23, May 29-31, June 4-7                                     Mandatory Minicamp:                June 11-13 CINCINNATI                 First Day:                                  April 9                                      Voluntary Minicamp:                  April 23-25                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 20-21, May 23, May 28-30, June 3-6                                     Mandatory Minicamp:                June 11-13 CLEVELAND                First Day:                                  April 1                                      Voluntary Minicamp:                  April 23-25                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 14-16, May 21-23, May 28-31                                     Mandatory Minicamp:                June 4-6 DALLAS                       First Day:                                  April 15                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 21-23, May 28-30, June 3-6                                     Mandatory Minicamp:                June 11-13 DENVER                      First Day:                                  April 2                                      Voluntary Minicamp:                  April 16-18                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 13-14, May 16, May 20-21, May 23, May 29-31                                     Mandatory Minicamp:                June 4-6 DETROIT                      First Day:                                  April 15                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 20-21, May 23, May 29-31, June 10-13                                      Mandatory Minicamp:                June 4-6 GREEN BAY                First Day:                                  April 8 Voluntary Minicamp:                  April 23-25                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 20-21, May 23, May 28-29, May 31, June 3-6                                     Mandatory Minicamp:                June 11-13 HOUSTON                   First Day:                                  April 15                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 20-21, May 23, May 28-30, June 3-4, June 6-7                                     Mandatory Minicamp:                June 11-13 INDIANAPOLIS            First Day:                                  April 15                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 21-23, May 29-31, June 3-6                                      Mandatory Minicamp:                June 11-13 JACKSONVILLE          First Day:                                  April 15                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 21, May 23-24, May 28, May 30-May 31, June 3-4, June 6-7                                     Mandatory Minicamp:                June 11-13 KANSAS CITY              First Day:                                  April 15                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 21-23, May 28-30, June 4-7                                     Mandatory Minicamp:                June 11-13 LA CHARGERS            First Day:                                  April 15                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 20, May 22-23, May 28-30, June 3-4, June 6-7                                     Mandatory Minicamp:                June 11-13 LA RAMS                    First Day:                                  April 15                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 20-21, May 23, May 28-30, June 3-6                                     Mandatory Minicamp:                June 11-13 MIAMI                          First Day:                                  April 1                                     Voluntary Minicamp:                  April 16-18                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 13-14, May 16, May 20-21, May 23, May 28-29, May 31                                     Mandatory Minicamp:                June 4-6 MINNESOTA                First Day:                                  April 15                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 21-23, May 28-30, June 3-6                                     Mandatory Minicamp:                June 11-13 NEW ENGLAND           First Day:                                  April 15                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 20-21, May 23, May 29-30, June 10-11                                       Mandatory Minicamp:                June 4-6 NEW ORLEANS           First Day:                                  April 22                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 21-23, May 28-30, June 3-6                                     Mandatory Minicamp:                June 11-13 NEW YORK GIANTS    First Day:                                  April 15                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 20-21, May 23, May 28-29, May 31, June 10-13                                     Mandatory Minicamp:                June 4-6 NEW YORK JETS         First Day:                                  April 8                                       Voluntary Minicamp:                  April 23-25                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 21-23, May 28-30, June 10-13                                     Mandatory Minicamp:                June 4-6 OAKLAND                   First Day:                                  April 15                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 21-23, May 28-30, June 3-6                                     Mandatory Minicamp:                June 11-13 PHILADELPHIA            First Day:                                  April 15                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 21-23, May 28, May 30-31, June 3-6                                     Mandatory Minicamp:                June 11-13 PITTSBURGH              First Day:                                  April 15                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 21-23, May 28-30, June 3-6                                     Mandatory Minicamp:                June 11-13 SAN FRANCISCO        First Day:                                  April 15                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 20-21, May 23, May 28-29, May 31, June 3-4, June 6                                     Mandatory Minicamp:                June 11-13 SEATTLE                     First Day:                                  April 15                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 20-21, May 23, May 28-29, May 31, June 3-6                                     Mandatory Minicamp:                June 11-13 TAMPA BAY                First Day:                                  April 1                                     Voluntary Minicamp:                  April 23-25                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 14-16, May 21-23, May 28-31                                     Mandatory Minicamp:                June 4-6 TENNESSEE                First Day:                                  April 15                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 20-21, May 23, May 28, May 30-31, June 3-6                                     Mandatory Minicamp:                June 11-13 WASHINGTON             First Day:                                  April 15                                     OTA Offseason Workouts:         May 20-21, May 23, May 28-30, June 10-12                                     Mandatory Minicamp:                June 4-6 # # #

Tacleando la NFL: Super Bowl 53

Tacleando la NFL: Super Bowl 53

Por Daniel “Mr. Clutch” Mercado Castro

Tom Brady y los Patriots vuelven a la ruta ganadora. Brady y los Patriots ganaron su 2do campeonato en 3 años al vencer 13-3 a los Rams. Las dos mejores ofensivas de la NFL se anularon en el Super Bowl 53 por 3 parciales hasta que en el 4to los Patriots logran literalmente el TD de la victoria. La defensa se apoderó del juego y los nervios traicionaron a los poderosos Rams. Las primeras 8 posiciones de los Rams resultaron en patadas para vender la bola. Solo tuvieron 12 posiciones (drives) durante el juego; 9 fueron patadas, una intercepción, un field goal anotado y un field goal fallado.

En el 1er parcial ninguno de los dos equipos anotaron, solo intercambiaron patadas entre Ryan Allen y Johnny Hekker. Allen terminó con 5 patadas y 215 yardas mientras que Hekker con 9 patadas para 417 yardas. En el 1er parcial Stephen Gostkowski falló un field goal de 46 yardas. Gostkowski se desquitó en el 2do parcial con field goal de 42 yardas para darle ventaja 3-0 a los Patriots al terminar la 1era mitad. Los Rams empataron 3-3 en el 3er parcial con un field goal de 53 yardas de Greg Zuerlein. Faltando 7 minutos de juego, llega el primer TD del juego con un rush TD de Sony Michel luego de un excelente drive de Tom Brady. Michel es el 2do novato en lograr un rush TD en un Super Bowl desde Jamal  Lewis en el SB 35. Michel logró 6 TD en la postemporada. Patriots 10-3 arriba y Stephen Gostkowski logra un field goal de 41 yardas faltando 1:12 de juego, para poner el marcador 13-3. Los Rams trataron un comeback en los segundos finales, pero Zuerlein falló un field goal de 48 yardas faltando 5 segundos de juego. Este fue el 1er Super Bowl que ninguno de los dos equipos lograron un TD antes del cuarto parcial. La defensa fue clave para los Patriots, sobre todo la intercepción de Stephon Gilmore faltando 4:17. Los Patriots realizaron 50 tacles, 4 sacks, 7 tacles para perdida (TFL) y la intercepción de Gilmore. Los Rams realizaron 70 tacles, 47 solos, un sack y una intercepción de Cory Littleton a Brady.

Tom Brady ganó su 6to anillo y pone su marca de Super Bowls en 6-3. Brady lanzó 35-21 con 262 yardas mientras que Jared Goff lanzó para 38-19 con 229 yardas. NInguno de los dos QB lanzaron TD. Julian Edelman fue el MVP del juego con 10 atrapadas y 141 yardas recibidas. Edelman se convierte en el 7mo Wide Receiver en ganar el premio, el primero desde Santonio Holmes (Super Bowl XLIII). Rob Gronkowski recibió 6 pases para 87 yardas y Sony Michel corrió 18 veces para 94 yardas con un TD. Los Patriots dominaron el total de yardas 407-265, Drives 13-12, yardas pasadas 253-198 y yardas corridas 154-62. Los Patriots empatan con los Steelers con 6 campeonatos.