RESOURCE GUIDE 2014-2015

1 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction Letter from Tracy Perlman & Troy Vincent...... 5 NFL League Office Contacts...... 6 NFL Legends Community...... 8 NFL Calendar Initiative Opportunities...... 10 Social Media Accounts...... 11 NFL Player Benefits...... 12 Player Engagement NFL Next Programs...... 13 NFL Next Introduction Transition Assistance Program Career Development 2014-2015 Internships Career Development Symposium Bill Walsh NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship NFL-NCAA Future Football Coaches Academy NFL-NCAA Coaches Academy NFL-NCAA Champion Forum NFL Business Management & Entrepreneurial Program NFL Boot Camp Series Broadcasting Advanced Broadcasting Sports Journalism & Communications Consumer Products The Personal Finance Program The Trust ...... 21 Education Assistance ...... 22 Continuing Education Programs Tuition Assistance Benefit Player Assistance Trust Fund Legends Community Exclusives ...... 24 NFL Foundation Youth Football Camp Grants NFL Player Matching Grants NFL Player Foundation Grants A Football Life & NFL Films Presents Heads Up Football Ambassador Program Legends Community Lounge NFL Shop Discount Pro Football Hall of Fame Legacy Card Together We Make Football Financial/Medical Assistance...... 31 NFL Player Care Foundation Gene Upshaw Player Assistance Trust Fund Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund NFL Retired Players Association Gay Culverhouse Players’ Outreach Program Total Wellness...... 35 NFL Ambassadors NFL Life Line NFL Alumni Association Women’s Resource Initiative Additional Contact Information ...... 39 2 On behalf of the , we are pleased to present you with the NFL Legends Community Resource Book.

We recognize the contributions you have made to the success of the game. As a former NFL player, you are part of the NFL family and we want to make sure that you are aware of all that is available to you through the league, the teams, and our partners.

The Legends Community was developed to embrace and celebrate all who have played in the NFL. Its mission is to bring opportunities and information to you through other members of the Legends Community and to help you stay connected with former teammates and other players you met during your playing days.

There are a number of resources available to assist you following your playing career. These resources include benefits you may be entitled to, career development, financial, medical, or educational assistance, and total wellness. This book consolidates these resources into a single location regardless of the organization to streamline communication for you.

We appreciate your participation in the NFL Legends Community and look forward to connecting with you.

Thanks,

Tracy Perlman and Troy Vincent

4 5 NAME PHONE EMAIL Charles Way 212-450-2643 [email protected] Kimberly Fields 212-450-2356 [email protected] Patrick Kerney 212-450-2094 [email protected] 212-450-2055 [email protected] Samantha Kleinman 212-450-2776 [email protected] James Thrash 212-450-2447 [email protected]

NFL Player 1-855-4PE-2472 NFL LEAGUE OFFICE CONTACTS Engagement Hotline 1-855-473-2472 NFL Player Engagement Retired Player Programs NFL Player Engagement assists players in The NFL has a wide variety of programs that are reaching their highest potential on and off-the- designedNAME to assist formerPHONE players and maximizeEMAIL their field with guidance, support, and resources post-NFLApril Donnelly life. Such212-450-2160 retired player [email protected] provided before, during, and after their NFL includeAndrew Hufford collectively212-450-2218 bargained [email protected] benefits, other Chidozie Ibeabuchi 212-450-2052 [email protected] experience. NFL Player Engagement works healthTracy Perlman and welfare212-450-2157 programs and [email protected] grants with three core audiences: Prep, Life, and Next. forGeneral qualifying Information players through the [email protected] Player Care NFL Life (current players) and NFL Next (retired Foundation (PCF). For information on the available players) reach more than 2,000 NFL players and programs, eligibility requirements and how to access spouses each year through a variety of programs them, please contact the appropriate NFL employee listed below. and services focused on career development, financial and continuing education, as well as NAME PHONE EMAIL personal, psychological, and physical wellness. Joe Browne 212-450-2031 [email protected] NAME PHONE EMAIL (Senior Advisor to the Commissioner) Andrew Jo Charles Way 212-450-2643 [email protected] (PCF) 212-450-2494 [email protected] Kimberly Fields 212-450-2356 [email protected] Belinda Lerner Patrick Kerney 212-450-2094 [email protected] (PCF and Benefits) 212-450-2258 [email protected] Dwight Hollier 212-450-2055 [email protected] Patrick Reynolds Samantha Kleinman 212-450-2776 [email protected] (Benefits) 212-450-2251 [email protected] James Thrash 212-450-2447 [email protected]

NFL Player 1-855-4PE-2472 Engagement Hotline 1-855-473-2472

NAME PHONE EMAIL EntertainmentCharles Way And212-450-2643 Player [email protected] NFLKimberly NAMEEntertainment Fields 212-450-2356PHONE and Player [email protected] EMAILassists currentAprilPatrick Donnelly Kerney and former212-450-2160212-450-2094 players in [email protected]@NFL.com their AndrewDwight HuffordHollier 212-450-2218212-450-2055 [email protected]@NFL.com images/brandsChidozieSamantha Ibeabuchi Kleinman while212-450-2052212-450-2776 [email protected]@NFL.com new opportunities forTracyJames them Perlman Thrash to engage212-450-2157212-450-2447 with the League,[email protected]@NFL.com their current andGeneral former Information clubs, sponsors and licensees,[email protected] and withNFL Player the entertainment1-855-4PE-2472 marketing marketplace. NFLEngagement Player Hotline Marketing1-855-473-2472 specifically oversees the NFL Legends Community.

NAME PHONEPHONE EMAIL AprilJoe Browne Donnelly 212-450-2031212-450-2160 [email protected]@NFL.com Andrew(Senior Advisor Hufford to the Commissioner)212-450-2218 [email protected] ChidozieAndrew Jo Ibeabuchi 212-450-2052 [email protected] Tracy(PCF) Perlman 212-450-2494212-450-2157 [email protected]@NFL.com GeneralBelinda LernerInformation [email protected] (PCF and Benefits) 212-450-2258 [email protected] Patrick Reynolds (Benefits) 212-450-2251 [email protected] 6 7

NAME PHONE EMAIL Joe Browne 212-450-2031 [email protected] (Senior Advisor to the Commissioner) Andrew Jo (PCF) 212-450-2494 [email protected] Belinda Lerner (PCF and Benefits) 212-450-2258 [email protected] Patrick Reynolds (Benefits) 212-450-2251 [email protected] NFL LEGENDS COMMUNITY Legends Community Directors & Coordinators contact information: Twenty Legends will serve as ambassadors, leading the outreach and assisting the NFL in administering NAME, REGION & TITLE CELL EMAIL the NFL Legends Community. They are broken down Mack Strong by region with one Director and three Coordinators Pacific West Director 917-886-1824 [email protected] to service each region. Mark Bruener Pacific West Coordinator 917-751-2907 [email protected] Region States Pacific West Coordinator 917-693-4890 [email protected] Pacific West WA, OR, CA, ID, NV, UT, AZ, MT, WY Central South CO, NM, KS, OK, TX, AR, LA Pacific West Coordinator 831-278-0211 [email protected] Central North ND, SD, NE, MN, IA, MO, WI, IL, MI, IN,KT,OH Leonard Wheeler Southeast MS, TN, AL, FL, GA, SC, NC Central South Director 917-693-8722 [email protected] Northeast ME, VT, NH, NY, MA, CT, NJ, PA, WV, VA, DE, MD Rocket Ismail Central South Coordinator 917-693-7493 [email protected] Jay Novacek Central South Coordinator 917-751-0788 [email protected] NFL Legends Community: Assigned Territories Central South Coordinator 917-693-5256 [email protected] Region States Northeast PacificPacific West West WA, OR, CA, ID, NV, UT, AZ, MT, WY Central North Central North Director 917-693-8755 [email protected] Central South CO, NM, KS, OK, TX, AR, LA Chad Pennington Central North ND, SD, NE, MN, IA, MO, WI, IL, MI, IN,KT,OH Central North Coordinator 917-693-9273 [email protected] Pacific West CentralSoutheast South MS,Central TN, AL, North FL, GA, SC,Southeast NC Northeast Mack Strong Leonard Wheeler Aeneas Williams Donovin Darius Ed Reynolds Orlando Pace Northeast CentralME, VT, South NH, NY, MA, CT, NJ, PA, WV, VA, DE, MD Mark Bruener Rocket Ismail Chad Pennington Mike Rucker Keith Elias Central North Coordinator 917-658-0790 [email protected] Rod Woodson Jay Novacek Orlando Pace J.B. Brown Ahman Green Dwight Clark Will Shields Ahman Green MarkSoutheast Brunell Garry Cobb Central North Coordinator 917-658-1403 [email protected] Donovin Darius Southeast Director 917-751-8213 [email protected] Mike Rucker Pacific West Central North Central South Northeast Southeast MACK STRONG AENEAS WILLIAMS LEONARD WHEELER ED REYNOLDS DONOVIN DARIUS Southeast Coordinator 917-494-3202 [email protected] Mark Bruener Ahman Green Rocket Ismail James Brown Dwight Clark Orlando Pace Jay Novacek KEY Garry Cobb Warrick Dunn Names in BOLD CAPS Indicate Warrick Dunn PacificRod Woodson West ChadCentral Pennington SouthWill Shields Central NorthKeith Elias SoutheastMike Rucker NortheastRegional Directors Mack Strong Leonard Wheeler Aeneas Williams Donovin Darius Ed Reynolds Southeast Coordinator 917-658-0856 [email protected] Mark Bruener Rocket Ismail Chad Pennington Mike Rucker Keith Elias Mark Brunell Rod Woodson Jay Novacek Orlando Pace Warrick Dunn J.B. Brown Dwight Clark Will Shields Ahman Green Mark Brunell Garry Cobb Southeast Coordinator 917-576-4943 [email protected]

Names in Bold Indicate Directors Ed Reynolds Northeast Director 917-751-2527 [email protected] Keith Elias Northeast Coordinator 917-693-9637 [email protected] J.B. Brown Northeast Coordinator 917-576-8073 [email protected] Garry Cobb Northeast Coordinator 917-751-0784 [email protected]

8 9 NFL CALENDAR INITIATIVE SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS OPPORTUNITIES

The NFL Legends Community is now on social FREE AGENCY media including Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. SCHEDULE RELEASE The Facebook and LinkedIn accounts (NFL Legends Community) are private groups exclusively for former players to reconnect with other Legends, share information about your community events and initiatives and see all the new opportunities offered to you by the League. For the Facebook and LinkedIn pages, members must request access or be invited by an existing member.

Also, follow the NFL Legends Community on Twitter - @NFLEGENDS. We encourage all to use the following hashtags when tweeting about former players: #NFLLEGENDS / #NFLLEGENDSCOMMUNITY / #GETCONNECTEDSTAYENGAGED. NFL Legends will be integrated into the following League Events: For more information about the NFL Legends Community, please visit nflplayerengagement.com/ legends and nflengagementzone.com/Resources/ LegendsCommunity.

10 11 NFL PLAYER BENEFITS PLAYER ENGAGEMENT As a member of the NFL Legends Community, there NFL NEXT PROGRAMS are a number of benefits which you may be eligible to receive. If you have a question about receiving NFL Next Introduction health insurance, adding a beneficiary to your NFL Next challenges former NFL players to think about pension, filing for disability benefits, changing the “next step” in their lives and provides services and your 401(k) investment options, or anything else in resources that foster a successful transition to life your package of NFL benefits, a representative at after their NFL playing experience. By always planning 1-800-NFL-GOAL (1-800-635-4625) will be sure that for the future, players will recognize that football is you find the right answer. Some of the benefits that part of life’s journey and not the final destination. they can help you navigate include: NFL Next programs are available to help you and your family transition to that “next step” in life. For more Health Benefits information on all NFL Next Programs, please contact James Thrash. • Health insurance through the NFL Player Insurance Plan Contact: James Thrash • Health insurance through an Affordable Care [email protected], 212-450-2447 Act Marketplace 1-855-4PE-2472 (NFL Player Engagement Hotline) • Joint replacement surgery assistance Website: nflplayerengagement.com/next • Neurological and spinal evaluations Registration: nflengagementzone.com • Discounted prescription drug coverage • Supplemental Medicare coverage Transition Assistance Program • Life insurance As a player, you devoted your life to self-improvement – staying in the game by using every opportunity to • Long term care insurance bring you to new levels of excellence. Now that you • Access to assisted living facilities are transitioning beyond your playing experience, • Reimbursement for medical expenses you should continue doing what you do best. The • Financial Benefits NFL Transition Assistance Program (TAP) is designed • Monthly NFL pension to give you the tools and peer-to-peer support for a • NFL disability successful transition. In partnership with NFL Legends and top universities, NFL TAP educates you and your • NFL 401(k) and Annuity accounts family about essential components of transition • NFL Severance pay including physical, psychological, and social changes. • Reimbursement for college tuition This interactive program is 3.5 days in length and seeks to provide connections and resources which will Additional information is available by logging into your last a lifetime. benefits portal atwww.mygoalline.com . For any questions, contact a benefits representative at Career Development 1-800-NFL-GOAL (1-800-635-4625). The objectives of the National Football League Career Development Program (CDP) are to: • Provide players with professional development training (brand assessment, presentation skills

12 13 training, business etiquette, resume writing, and You also have the option to work one-on-one with interview skills) to facilitate their growth as public Player Engagement to identify job shadow and figures and their transition out of professional internship opportunities outside of what is listed football and into a second career. above. • Provide internships, informational interviews, Please note: Some internships take place throughout shadowing, and structured learning opportunities the year while others are only during the offseason, in all fields of interest to players in an effort to and some may have application deadlines. Please refer assist them in becoming acquainted with the requirements of the job market as they exist to the full descriptions on the Engagement Zone and outside of professional football. apply to as many as you are interested in. Career Development Symposium 2014-2015 Internships In advance of the Career Development Symposium, It’s never too early to start thinking about your each club nominates several aspiring head coach and future, and the offseason is your opportunity to general manager prospects to attend the program explore interests outside of football. A job shadow or at Wharton School of Business. Once in attendance, internship is a great way to explore a career field, build participants will be able to develop necessary your professional network, and develop skills that leadership skills and familiarize themselves with the you can use in all aspects of your life. Customize your hiring process through networking opportunities, offseason experience with Player Engagement. interview preparation, and the chance to gain The following are companies that the NFL has perspective from current owners, general managers, worked with to secure internship and job shadowing and head coaches. opportunities for current and former players. The program is designed to improve the overall quality Company Industry/Business Area and strengthen the pipeline for general manager and CB Richard Ellis Real Estate CBS Interactive Online Media coaching positions. Cisco Information Technology Conti Construction Management The Continuing Education Program (CEP) Deutsch Public Relations/Advertising The National Football League Continuing Education EA Sports Gaming Program (CEP) assists current and former NFL players Fight Ready Athletic Training High Noon Entertainment TV Production/Development to complete their undergraduate degree, pursue iBN Sports Broadcasting graduate studies and utilize other educational Merrill Lynch Financial Services opportunities to prepare for life after football. MetLife Insurance/Financial Services Metro Data Networks Information Technology Administered by the NFL Player Engagement staff, Morgan Stanley Financial Services the CEP partners with colleges and universities across National Scouting Reports Scouting the country to design detailed plans to assist players NCAA Athletics Administration in reaching their educational goals. By working NFL Draft Event Operations closely with academic advisors, these individualized NFL International International Business educational plans may include opportunities to pursue NFL League Office Athletic Administration NFL Security Apprenticeship Security/Law Enforcement coursework in a player’s franchise city, at his original Park Lane Finance institution or through distance learning via Internet- Quicken Loans Home & Retail Lending based coursework. United Way Non-profit University of Arkansas Athletics Administration University of Tennessee Athletics Administration USA Football Youth Sports 14 15 Players who have already completed their NFL-NCAA Future Football Coaches Academy undergraduate degree may opt to participate in The NFL-NCAA Future Football Coaches Academy graduate school or professional certification programs (FFCA) is an educational forum where individuals who aimed at enhancing their skills and abilities. The CEP have recently completed their collegiate eligibility, can assist players to identify appropriate, accredited and have a desire to enter the schools, provide guidance on admission requirements coaching profession, will learn about and explore including graduate exams (GRE, GMAT, LSAT, etc.) football coaching careers with a primary focus and assist players in the preparation of their graduate on intercollegiate athletics. The program assists application. participants in identifying personal values, individual The Princeton Review behavioral styles, and the viability of pursuing a career in coaching. Participants will learn the various aspects Player Engagement has formed a relationship with of securing, managing, and excelling as a coach at the The Princeton Review (TPR) to provide enhanced intercollegiate level while networking with various educational materials and resources to the NFL family. football coaching professionals from NCAA member TPR provides articles on educational topics that are institutions. featured on the Player Engagement website and on the Engagement Zone. NFL-NCAA Coaches Academy All member of the NFL family are eligible to receive Those who may have high school or college coaching a 10% discount on TPR’s test preparation and experience are able to further hone their skills at the educational books and on test preparation classes. NFLNCAA Coaches Academy. Accomplished coaches, Information about the discount can be found on the business leaders, and athletic administrators provide NFL Engagement Zone. educational tools and networking opportunities to Player Engagement is also collaborating with TPR on 30 current and former players and NCAA coaches the Targeted Learning Program. Targeted Learning isa who have less than eight years of college coaching series of confidential one-on-one tutoring sessions experience. Participants will familiarize themselves to assist NFL players, their wives and significant with the interview process, build a personal and others, and their children to improve their critical professional brand, and develop an understanding reading, writing, grammar and vocabulary skills. of the demanding responsibilities associated with a Player Engagement will cover the cost of a designated coaching position. number of Targeted Learning sessions per team each NFL-NCAA Champion Forum year. The NFL-NCAA Champion Forum provides an Bill Walsh NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship education tailored to those who have been Designed as a vocational tool to increase the number identified as having a future in head coaching at the of full-time NFL minority coaches, all 32 NFL Clubs intercollegiate level. Participants are able to complete participate in this program on an annual basis. mock interviews, learn the importance of preparation, With the assistance of its Advisory Council, which and network with NCAA personnel. was formed in 2012, the program aims to use NFL NFL Business Management & Entrepreneurial Clubs’ training camps, offseason workout program, Program and minicamps to give talented minority coaches opportunities to observe, participate, and gain The NFL Business Management and Entrepreneurial coaching experience that will ultimately lead to a full- Program is a joint effort between the league, the NFL time NFL coaching positions. Players Association and premiere graduate business

16 17 schools. These custom programs seek to improve options are available, including creating your own players’ ability to evaluate business opportunities blog; and learn what it would take to become a through interactive workshops, stimulating sports communications professional at the pro or discussions and practical knowledge. This program is college level. Through panel discussions, breakout ideal for NFL players interested in owning, operating or sessions, field exercises, and concentrated writing building their own businesses. Topics covered include: labs, participants will hone their writing skills in personal investments, non-profit and social awareness an interactive setting. Participants will build their foundations, business plan review and assessment, portfolios and receive feedback and mentoring from property management, operations and cash-flow top sports journalists, communications professionals management, recruiting, hiring, and human resource at college and pro teams, and Bowling management. Players are provided the opportunity Green faculty. to look at realistic business scenarios and dissect opportunities they may be considering. Consumer Products The NFL Consumer Products department is the NFL Boot Camp Series architect of the NFL’s brand as it relates to Retail Broadcasting products, On-Field product, Club Practice Gear, and products, On-Field product, Club Practice Gear, and Boot Camp: Broadcasting offers current and former Promotional items. This division works with NFL NFL players the opportunity to explore multiple on-air licensing partners and retailers to identify key product job functions. The NFL Boot Camp: Broadcasting is a trends and new business opportunities. hands-on program which offers current and former NFL players the opportunity to explore multiple on-air This custom program is tailored to those who are job functions in the television/media business. More interested in learning more about the consumer than 1/3 of past participants have secured full or part- products design, licensing, and manufacturing time broadcasting opportunities as a result of this industries. Under the guidance of faculty from a top dynamic program. university and official NFL Licensees, participants will receive an overview of the consumer products field Advanced Broadcasting with a focus on business planning, product marketing, and industry trends and practices. A tour of a licensee NFL Boot Camp: Advanced Broadcasting allows campus and an exclusive visit to the NFL’s Consumer those who have successfully completed NFL Boot Products Summit will enhance the lessons learned in Camp: Broadcasting to get back in the studio with top classroom sessions and provide a great backdrop for broadcasters for additional coaching and feedback on the extensive mentoring and networking opportunities their technique. Participants will have the opportunity available. The four days will culminate in a Group Pitch to build upon their knowledge of studio analysis, Project in which participants will compete in groups to field reporting, radio broadcasting, and play by play develop, create, and deliver a product pitch to a panel analysis through one-on one meetings with faculty and comprised of League executives and industry experts. mentors to further develop their skills. The Personal Finance Program Sports Journalism & Communications The Personal Finance Program, open to current and Hosted by Bowling Green State University, the Boot former players and their spouses/significant others, Camp: Sports Journalism & Communications will will empower participants with an exponentially provide aspiring journalists and communications heightened sense of control over their finances and professionals the opportunity to hear the latest from those they employ to manage them. industry leaders; find out what social media

18 19 Through interactive tool building using Microsoft THE TRUST Excel, participants will leave with the tools to The Trust is designed to provide an ecosystem of tightly monitor the costs and performance of their support for former players, with an emphasis on overall financial advisors. Just as important, participants health and successful transition from professional will receive lessons from the history of our economy football. The Trust staff counsels players through and investment world to formulate reasonable a wellness plan across six primary pillars: Brain expectations with which forecasts can be made. and Body, Career, Financial, Education, Personal Using such figures and an understanding of their Interaction and Lifestyle. history, volatility and impact on financial lives, The Trust emerged from the commitment of the participants will receive further instruction on National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) Microsoft Excel to build a model that, using the best and its members to ensure that players are provided available information, breaks down decades of future access to benefits and services that assist in their expenses and how those relate to what they’re earning success beyond the game of football. It culminates the during their NFL experience and beyond. hard-fought efforts of past and present CBA battles to Contact: Patrick Kerney better serve former NFL players. As such, The Trust is a [email protected], 212-450-2094 benefit earned by NFL Players. Below is an overview of The Trust’s partner services:

PILLAR PARTNERS SERVICES

BRAIN AND BODY • University of North Carolina at • Initial Screening Chapel Hill Brain and Body • Musculoskeletal and Health Program Rehabilitation Evaluation • Tulane Institute of Sports • Cognitive and Medicine Neuropsychological Evaluation • Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland, Las • Transition Counseling Vegas, Weston FL) • Massachusetts General (Boston)

CAREER • Athlife • Career Services and Counseling • Babson College • Entrepreneurial education • SCORE • Small business resources

FINANCIAL • Financial Finesse • Financial education, planning • Hillard Heintz and management • Comprehensive background security investigations

EDUCATION • Athlife • Degree completion planning • The Trust Scholarship Fund

PERSONAL • Captain Events • The Locker Room INTERACTION • Locker Room Lounges • Networking opportunities • Social Media

LIFESTYLE • EXOS (formerly known as • Lifestyle strategies for healthy Athlete’s Performance) living • Personalized workout and nutrition plans • Physical therapy • Pain Management Contact: Bahati Van Pelt [email protected] 202-212-6181, 866-725-0063 (main)

Website: playerstrust.com 20 21 EDUCATION ASSISTANCE • As of October 1, 2013, the player must be within 72 months of his last regular or postseason game. Continuing Education Program • The player must earn a C- or above, or a grade of Pass if The National Football League Continuing Education the class is taken Pass/Fail. Program (CEP) assists current and former NFL players • The player must submit for reimbursement within six to complete their undergraduate degree, pursue (6) months of completing the class (class is complete graduate studies and utilize other educational on the date the grade is posted). In order to submit for reimbursement, the player must complete the Tuition opportunities to prepare for life after football. Reimbursement Application and include proof of grades Administered by the NFL Player Engagement staff, and proof of payment. the CEP partners with colleges and universities across Eligible former players may receive up to $45,000 the country to design detailed plans to help players total in tuition assistance over the 72-month period reach their educational goals. By working closely with following their last regular or postseason game. Up to academic advisors, these individualized educational $5,250 of this assistance is tax exempt each calendar plans may include opportunities to pursue coursework year. Any reimbursement received above $5,250 is in a player’s franchise city, at his original institution subject to taxes. or through distance learning via Internet-based coursework. Contact: [email protected], 1-800-NFL-GOAL (1-800-635-4625) Contact: James Thrash [email protected], 212-450-2447 Gene Upshaw Player Assistance Trust Fund 1-855-4PE-2472 (NFL Player Engagement Hotline) The Professional Athletes Foundation created the Website: Gene Upshaw Player Assistance Trust Fund (GU PAT) nflplayerengagement.com/continuing-education to provide immediate assistance to former players who Registration: may be faced with a financial or medical crisis. The nflengagementzone.com GU PAT can also serve as a resource for former players that are interested in returning to school to complete Tuition Assistance Benefit their undergraduate degree. The educational funds As a former NFL player, you may be eligible for the are intended to provide short-term assistance when Tuition Assistance Benefit to assist with the cost of players are faced with uncommon educational continuing your education. The following are the hardships. eligibility requirements for the Tuition Assistance Contacts: Benefit for former NFL players. Please note: every Tyrone Allen player should receive a copy of the Tuition Assistance [email protected], 202-756-9166 or Summary Plan Description (SPD) from his Director of Matthew Goldman Player Engagement, from the League Office, or from [email protected], 202-756-9182 www.MyGoalline.com. Website: nflplayers.com/About-us/Former-Players/ Eligibility Requirements for Former Players Gene-Upshaw-Player-Assistance-Trust-Fund/ • The player must have a minimum of five (5) pension credits. • At least one (1) of the pension credits must be earned in the 2006 season or later.

22 23 LEGENDS COMMUNITY EXCLUSIVES NFL Player Matching Grants The NFL Foundation recognizes the contributions of NFL Foundation current and former NFL players who support youth The National Football League Foundation (NFL and high school football programs. The NFL Player Foundation) is a non-profit organization dedicated Matching Youth Football Grant program consists of the to improving the health and safety of sports, youth following two components: football and the communities in which we live. The NFL • NFL Legends who give the commitment of time – by Foundation represents the 32 NFL clubs and supports serving as a registered youth or high school football the health and safety of athletes, youth football, and coach - can apply to have their non-profit football the communities which support our game. program receive a “matching” grant of up to $8,000 Grants: Youth Football Camp Grant, NFL Player (Coach Match). Matching Grants, and NFL Player Foundation • Current and former NFL players can donate funds to Grants a non-profit youth or high school football program Contact: Melissa Schiller that the NFL Foundation will match up to $5,000 [email protected], 212-450-2054 (Financial Match). Website: nflfoundation.org Grant awards must be earmarked for non-salary or non-personnel-related costs (e.g., purchase of Youth Football Camp Grant new football helmets and equipment, helmet and The National Football League Foundation supports equipment reconditioning, etc.). However, approved current and former NFL players and coaches who grant recipients may provide stipends to certified organize and host free, non-contact youth football athletic trainers to assist in the prevention and camps during the summer. Grants range from $1,000 treatment of injuries during play and be present on the up to $4,000. field during football practices and games. This program recognizes NFL players and coaches Coach Match who give back to communities in their hometowns Eligibility: or team cities while also providing positive examples for young football participants by emphasizing • NFL Legend who currently serves as a registered sportsmanship and involvement in community-wide coach of a non-profit youth or high school football charitable projects. program All coaches at camps funded through the NFL • NFL Legend needs to be vested under the / Foundation must complete the online Coach Smart Pete Rozelle NFL Player Retirement Plan course with instruction on heat and hydration and • Non-profit youth football program must be registered concussion awareness and prevention. with USA Football for Heads Up Football in 2014 Website: • Past grant reports for player or recipient organization nflfoundation.org/applications/programs/view/CMP have been submitted (new grant applications will not Email: [email protected] be reviewed if there are outstanding grant reports)

24 25 2014 Coach Match Dates: NFL Player Foundation Grants • Open: April 2014 The NFL Foundation recognizes and supports the • Close: June 2, 2014 charitable work of current and former NFL players’ • Determinations: July 2014 non-profit organizations. • Grant Reports Due: 6 months from the date on the Eligibility: grant check • Current and former NFL players with non-profit Maximum Grant Award: $8,000 organizations Financial Match • For NFL Legends, only those vested under the Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Retirement Plan are eligible for Eligibility: funding consideration • Current and former NFL players who donate money to • Grants may not be awarded to memorial foundations a non-profit youth or high school football program on behalf of deceased former players • Non-profit youth football program must be registered • The applying organization must be defined as tax- with USA Football for Heads Up Football in 2014 exempt under Section 501(c)(3) or Section 509 of the • Past grant reports for player or recipient organization IRS Code. (For players who have established donor have been submitted (new grant applications will not advised funds with local community foundations, be reviewed if there are outstanding grant reports) the NFL Foundation will only support those community foundations recognized by the Council on 2014 Financial Match Dates: Foundations and practicing under National Standards • Open: April 2014 for U.S. Community Foundations). • Close: November 2014 • The organization must be established by the player • Determinations: Rolling; 10 business days after or the player (former only) must be a full-time, submission salaried employee of the non-profit organization. Board member, spokesman, volunteer and other • Grant Reports Due: 6 months from the date on the support positions do not qualify. grant check • The organization must be located or operating within Maximum Grant Award: Match of contribution by NFL the area of the player’s current or former NFL team or player up to $5,000 in his hometown. The player must demonstrate active involvement with the organization. Website: nflfoundation.org/applications/programs/view/PMG • 2014/15 Dates: Email: • Open: October 2014 [email protected] • Close: Early January 2015 • Determinations: March 2015 • Grant Reports Due: 6 months from award date

26 27 Maximum Grant Award: The maximum available grant • Be available to make appearances (approximately will not exceed one-half of the player’s personal finan- 1.5 hours) to compliant Heads Up Leagues in your cial contribution to his foundation for the grant year. geographic area, as arranged by the NFL offices. This requirement does not apply to Legends who are Appearances vary depending upon the specific full-time, salaried employees of that foundation and League request. hold no other jobs. • Participate in media interviews as requested Website: nflfoundation.org/applications/programs/ Visits to Heads Up Leagues will be compensated view/PFG and booked on an as needed basis. Only visits in Email: [email protected] conjunction with the NFL Office will be eligible for a stipend. We cannot guarantee appearances in your A Football Life & NFL Films Presents market as they are dependent on demand. NFL Films seeks to not only document the game, but preserve and perpetuate the memories of all those who Legends Community Lounge have helped make it what it is today. Each day they The Legends Community Lounge concept was first strive to find, share and capture America’s football initiated at XLVIII as an effort to bring stories in fresh and interesting ways including high- Legends together to celebrate the game and their lighting the stories of our Legends. place within it. The Legends Community Lounge is a A Football Life and NFL Films Presents are two flag- free and private hospitality space open exclusively ship series produced by NFL Films. They air in prime to current and former NFL players. It is a place for time and are always looking for the very best, often un- the greats who have played the game to relax and told stories of the NFL and the men who have built this reengage with other former players. The Lounge is game. Features as short as 5 minutes and full-length hosted by NFL Legends Community Directors and films as long as an hour can be about a game, a season, Coordinators. The success of the concept has launched a player, a team—any football story the world needs to the idea to host the Lounge at every major NFL hear is one NFL Films is interested in telling. Calendar event where Legends will be in attendance (Scouting Combine, Draft, Kickoff, Homecoming and Super Bowl). Heads Up Football Ambassador Program As part of the Legends Community, you will also have the opportunity to participate in the NFL and USA NFL Shop Discount Football’s Heads Up Football Ambassador Program. As a member of the Legends Community, legends As you may know, the NFL has a partnership with USA are entitled to exclusive offers and savings on NFL Football on a program entitled Heads Up Football. merchandise and products at NFL Shop by visiting Heads Up Football is a comprehensive approach to a nflshop.com/couponid/NFLGREAT/source/bm- better and safer game. nflcom-20off-RetiredPlayers. We are offering former players the opportunity to serve as a Heads Up Ambassador in your local market. In order to do so, you would have to meet specific criteria including: • Participation in a free online training session

28 29 Pro Football Hall of Fame Legacy Card FINANCIAL/MEDICAL ASSISTANCE The NFL has been working closely with the Hall of NFL Player Care Foundation Fame in regards to the Legends Community and ways The Player Care Foundation (PCF) is an independent to continue to celebrate the accomplishments of those organization dedicated to helping retired players who played the game. As a registered member of the improve their quality of life. PCF provides retired Legends Community, we will provide you with a Legacy players assistance in two major areas: financial grants Card. This lifetime pass would allow the card holder and the Healthy Body & Mind Screening Program. and his spouse and dependent children free lifetime admission to the Hall of Fame. Financial Eligibility: The grant applications are considered on a case-by- Together We Make Football case basis, with reference to the following eligibility As part of the national Together We Make Football guidelines: campaign, NFL Films gathers stories from former • Applicant must be a former NFL player with at least players. These stories consist of a ten to fifteen minute one credited season or two full practice squad on-camera interview. This campaign is built around a seasons of NFL play, and widows and children of single question: “Why do We Love Football?” And that deceased former NFL players who would otherwise is what we would be asking your players: why you be eligible for support love the game, what the game has taught you, and • Applicant must meet financial qualifications how it has helped you become the person that you • First-time applicants will be preferred to repeat are. We are looking for a few good stories, as simple applicants and repeat applicants are required to as having a catch with your son, as epic as winning a wait at least 2 years from their last assistance before state championship or Super Bowl, or as pragmatic as reapplying the lessons you learned from your high school team helping you become a success in life after football… Grants Supported by PCF: just good, heartfelt stories that show what the game • Basic living expenses, including transportation and has meant to you. utilities Contact: • Shelter and housing, including rental and mortgage Tracy Perlman assistance, and assisted living facilities fees and [email protected], 212-450-2157 or expenses April Donnelly • Medical care treatment including physical, mental/ [email protected], 212-450-2160 neurological, substance abuse and pain management • Ongoing quality of life expenses such as prescription drugs, medical equipment and supplies, nursing care, and medical treatment • Medically-necessary joint replacement surgeries approved by the NFL Player Care Plan and related post-operative rehabilitation, including incidental fees and expenses • Funeral expenses

30 31 Grant Guidelines: Gene Upshaw Player Assistance Trust Fund • All grants shall be made on an objective and non- The GU PAT also provides financial and medical discriminatory basis, without regard to race, gender, support to any professional or amateur football player color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national or his immediate family in times of crisis. These funds origin, age, or disability are intended to provide immediate assistance when • Payments shall be made to creditors rather than players are faced with unusual financial or medical individual grant recipients challenges that may call for temporary assistance. • All grants shall be awarded on a case-by-case basis Contacts: • The Board of Directors shall have discretion to Tyrone Allen interpret these guidelines and shall have final [email protected], 202-756-9166 or authority to make determinations as to all grant Matthew Goldman awards [email protected], 202-756-9182 Healthy Body and Mind Screening Program: Website: nflplayers.com/About-us/Former-Players/ Gene-Upshaw-Player-Assistance-Trust-Fund/ The Healthy Body and Mind Screening Program offers cardiovascular, prostate, and mental health screenings through a program that travels across the country Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund to provide free services to ALL retired NFL players. The Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund is an independent Please contact Dana Lihan at [email protected] non-profit, 501(c) (3) corporation, established to provide or call 954-639-4584 for additional information on this financial and medical assistance to dire need retired program. NFL players and their families in dire need. Gridiron Partnerships: Greats Board of Directors consist of: , Marv Levy, , and . PCF has partnered with the following organizations to Contact: Karen Wright help provide relief to these retired players: [email protected], 773-867-8160 • Brookdale Senior Living Website: gridirongreats.org • Cleveland Clinic NFL Retired Players Association • Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund The Retired Players Association is dedicated to • NFL Alumni Association providing powerful national advocacy and collegial • NFL Player Engagement support for retired professional football players, their families and the community at large. The RPA’s • Professional Athletes Foundation specific area of focus is to raise awareness and • The Satcher Health Leadership Institute funding in support of medical research in the areas • Silverado Care of Alzheimer’s and ALS, particularly as it relates to repeated head trauma. The RPA provides medical and • The Trust financial assistance for members suffering from these Contact: [email protected], 1-800-NFL-Goal, illnesses. Additionally, the RPA lobbies nationally Option 3 (NFL Healthcare Hotline) for more comprehensive medical benefits for retired Dana Lihan [email protected], 954-639-4584 athletes. Andrew Jo [email protected], 212-450-2494 Contact: 952-923-7509 (main) Belinda Lerner [email protected], 212-450-2258 Website: nflretiredplayersassociation.org Website: nflplayercare.com

32 33 Gay Culverhouse Players’ Outreach Program TOTAL WELLNESS Players Outreach USA’s mission is dedicated to helping NFL Ambassadors NFL Legends in accessing healthcare and disability The NFL Ambassadors program aggregates former benefits to which they may be entitled, through NFL players who have demonstrated an interest in education, technical assistance, emotional support, and understanding of the NFLPE mission so that and financial aid. they may assist in the delivery of Player Engagement Contact: [email protected], programs. NFL Ambassadors are trained in facilitation 877-961-6744 (main) and public speaking that they can effectively deliver Website: playersoutreach.org the NCAA Outreach message and presentation. NFL Ambassadors may also be asked to participate in other NFL marketing initiatives and league outreach activities. The objective of the NFL Ambassador program is to engage NFL Legends in league programs and to extend the message of NFLPE. Contact: James Thrash [email protected], 212-450-2447 1-855-4PE-2472 (NFL Player Engagement Hotline) Website: nflplayerengagement.com/next/articles/player- engagement-welcomes-new-nfl-ambassadors NFL Life Line In 2012, the National Football League provided a grant to establish the NFL Life Line for members of the NFL family—current and former NFL players, coaches, team and league staff, and their family members, who may be in crisis. The NFL Life Line is a free, confidential and independently operated resource that connects callers with trained counselors who can help individuals work through any personal or emotional crisis. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. To be connected with a counselor, individuals can simply call 1-800-506-0078 or chat online. Contact: 1-800-506-0078 (main) Online Chat: messaging.icarol.com/ ConsumerRegistration.aspx?org=2241&pid=7 Website: nfllifeline.org

34 35 NFL Alumni Association Since 1978, the NFL Alumni has recognized 68 Order of the Leather Helmet inductees for their “substantial NFL Alumni Foundation is a 501 (c) (3), non-profit contributions to professional football.” Since 1981, the organization composed of NFL Legends, owners, NFL Alumni has presented Career Achievement Awards coaches, administrators and cheerleaders who to 30 former players for “accomplishments on and off have joined together to support youth charities. the field that reflect the higher values promoted by the Additionally, Associate Members play an integral role organization.” in supporting the charity and educational goals of the NFL Alumni. Youth of America Week Mission Statement Each fall, Youth of America Week turns the spotlight on the types of activities NFL Alumni members perform with no The NFL Alumni advances its mission of CARING fanfare all year long. Youth of America week began more FOR KIDS through hundreds of fund raising, than two decades ago when the NFL Alumni coordinated community-service and social events each year. The all of its chapters to participate simultaneously across the organization’s largest and most high-profile activities country in youth-related community-service activities. include: the Charity Golf Tour, Super Bowl of Golf, In 1983, NFL alumnus and Congressman Evening with the Legends, Youth of America Week introduced a resolution that passed unanimously in both and Super Bowl Weekend. houses of Congress proclaiming the first week of the Charity Events: NFL preseason as NFL Alumni Youth of America Week. On August 23, then-President Ronald Reagan signed the Super Bowl of Golf proclamation. The principal innovation of the NFL Alumni Foundation Since then, the NFL Alumni has involved hundreds of Golf Tour is the Super Bowl of Golf, or SBOG. Each year, thousands of children and their families in Youth of all winning teams from the tournament series receive America activities ranging from chaperoning youths to all-expense paid invitations to the championship sporting events and putting on football clinics to hosting playoff, held at a warm-weather resort the following picnics and visiting kids in hospitals, schools and detention spring. The SBOG dovetails with the NFL Alumni’s centers. In 2009, NFL Alumni members around the country Annual Meeting and alternates each year between an gave away nearly 30,000 toys while participating in one East and West coast site. or more of the organization’s 50 Youth of America Week The winning teams from the 2010 Charity Golf Tour activities. earned automatic berths to SBOG XXXI, which was Contact: [email protected], held April 30, 2011 at PGA National Resort & Spa in 877-258-6635 Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. The NFL Alumni Connecticut Chapter was crowned SBOG XXXI Champions after Website: nflalumni.org winning a one-hole shootout. Evening with the Legends Each year, the NFL Alumni honors its own at the Evening with the Legends Dinner. Held during the NFL Alumni’s Annual Meeting, the Evening with the Legends Dinner honors Career Achievement Award winners and inducts new members into the NFL Alumni’s Order of the Leather Helmet.

36 37 Women’s Resource Initiative ADDITIONAL CONTACT INFORMATION The Women’s Resource Initiative (WRI) creates community and engagement with women as key Gay Culverhouse Player’s Outreach Program influencer’s in pipeline development and both on and [email protected], 877-961-6744 (main) off-field decisions by athletes before, during, and after Gene Upshaw Player’s Assistance Trust Fund their NFL playing experience by providing information, Tyrone Allen: [email protected] resources, and activities encompassing the breadth 202-756-9166 and depth of football. It encompasses all women in the Matthew Goldman: [email protected], football community and provides resources for wives/ 202-756-9182 significant others, mothers, and female fans in assisting 800-372-2000 (main) with various activities, issues, and challenges related to the sport and business of football. Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund Karen Wright: [email protected], Contact: James Thrash 773-867-8160 [email protected], 212-450-2447 1-855-4PE-2472 (NFL Player Engagement Hotline) NFL Alumni Association [email protected], 877-258-6635 (main) Website: nflplayerengagement.com/wri Registration: nflengagementzone.com NFL Foundation Melissa Schiller: [email protected], 212-450-2054 [email protected] NFL Player Benefits [email protected], 1-800-NFL-GOAL (1-800-635-4625) NFL Player Care Foundation Dana Lihan ([email protected], 954-639-4584) Andrew Jo ([email protected], 212-450-2494) Belinda Lerner ([email protected], 212-450-2258) [email protected], 1-800-NFL-Goal (1-800-635-4625), Option 3 NFL Retired Player’s Association 952-923-7509 (main) The Trust Bahati Van Pelt ([email protected], (202-212-6181) 866-725-0063 (main)

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