The Miami Dolphins hosted more than 70 kids today at the Doctors Hospital Training Facility, with K Andrew Franks, P Matt Darr, QB Logan Thomas, LS John Denney and T Jason Fox teaching South Florida kids the three different skills to punt, pass and kick.
Miami Dolphins Youth & Community Affairs Manager Troy Drayton, a Dolphins alumnus who also participated in Punt, Pass & Kick (PPK) in his youth, said, “Rarely do you get a chance to meet guys that are on the field. Here you get a chance to learn from them. It’s making a great impact on the kids. We’re here to make Miami Dolphins fans. But we’re also here to teach them the fundamentals of football and make this game the great game that it is.”
The current players were joined by alumni Chris Conlin, Ray Crittenden, Deon Dyer, Lorenzo Hampton, Ed Perry and Lousaka Polite to teach the children ages 6-15 from Dade, Broward and Palm Beach the skills for punting, passing and kicking.
Darr, who also was a participant of PPK in his youth, enjoyed being on the other end of the clinic. “As a little guy, just like these kids out here, in my hometown we had a Punt, Pass and Kick. I wasn’t good at it back then. It was just fun for me to come out and learn. Fortunately for me, I’m doing it for a living now,” he said. “I think it’s awesome for me to be able to come out and show these kids how to punt and they’re getting that from an NFL player. The Miami Dolphins are a great organization for letting us use this indoor bubble and really get connected to these kids in the community.”
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