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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Visits Fairfield Youth Football Players

The commissioner praised the Fairfield Giants for its Heads Up initiatives.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell came to visit the young Fairfield Giants football players practice at Sullivan Field last night for the 2nd time in 3 years.

The NFL has tracked the Giants enrollment spike since implementing new safety initiative making the sport a safer game.

While at Sullivan Field, Goodell spoke to parents, coaches and the kids and praised the Giants program for the tremendous progress made on the Heads Up program.

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The program promotes better and safer tackling in football. The Giants program was the first organization in New England to initiate the new safety standards.

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