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Media Availabilty

Twitter: @KnowYourStats @MikeHaynesNFL Facebook.com/KnowYourStats #KnowYourStats - MEDIA AVAILABILTY- Michael Haynes available for interviews Wednesday through Friday in Canton Who: Pro Football Hall of Famer and Cancer Survivor Mike Haynes • Former NFL cornerback who played for the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Raiders • Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1997 • Played on the Raiders with 2015 enshrinee Tim Brown in 1988 and 1989 • Diagnosed at a prostate cancer screening event at the Pro Football Hall of Fame and now serves as the spokesperson for the Know Your Stats® campaign, speaking on their behalf to educate and encourage men to be proactive about their prostate health • Haynes was a two-time All-America selection at Arizona State University (1972-75). In 2001, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame What: Mike is available to talk about his career, football topics, teammate Tim Brown’s upcoming induction into the Hall of Fame and the Know Your Stats® campaign. • The Know Your Stats® campaign encourages men to know their prostate cancer risk and to talk to their doctor about whether prostate cancer testing is right for them • For the sixth year, the NFL has teamed with the Urology Care Foundation —the official foundation of the American Urological Association When: Wednesday, Aug. 5 through Friday, Aug. 7 in Canton *Note: Mike will be one of several returning Hall of Famers taking part in a media availability session at the Media Center (inside McKinley High School, adjacent to the Hall of Fame) on Friday, Aug. 7 at 2:45 pm. For more information, visit: ProFootballHOF.com/media (log-in: canton). Facts: About prostate cancer: • Affects one in seven men, but the odds increase to one in five if they are African American and one in three if they have a family history • Is the second leading cause of cancer-related death among men, and there are often no symptoms • Luckily, the five-year survival rate is nearly 100 percent for people who detect and treat the disease early Call to action: Know Your Stats. Talk to Your Doctor. For more information, visit WWW.KNOWYOURSTATS.ORG: • Pregame preparation and what they should know about prostate cancer • Information on their risk for prostate cancer • Tools to decide is prostate cancer testing is right for them • Information on treatments and life after treatment • Opportunity to join the team by signing the Pledge to help raise awareness and tackle prostate cancer Contact: Elizabeth McCollum Brener Zwikel & Associates on behalf of the American Urological Association Cell: 813-421-0550 [email protected] .

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