Former NFL player to bring joy to Chinese youth
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (AFP) — Jack Brewer, a former NFL player, will lead a delegation to Beijing this week aimed at bringing footballs to disadvantaged Chinese youth as part of the One World Futbol Project.
Brewer, a 34-year-old Texan who spent five seasons as an NFL defensive back, hopes to introduce health and wellness products in China and seeks to use sport to promote social development as well as global cultural exchanges.
On Friday, the China World Peace Foundation will stage a reception at the Peace Garden Museum to kick off the football project, with a California-based group making the special footballs, which never need pumping with air and will not go flat even when punctured.
“I am very excited about returning to Beijing to continue our work towards increased cultural exchange and understanding between the US and China,” Brewer said.
With plans to distribute at least 1.5 million footballs to youth worldwide, the project has enabled about 15 million children in 160 nations to play football.