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COMMISSIONER DEBORAH TAYLOR TATE CONGRATULATES THE NFL 
NETWORK FOR THE KEEP GYM IN SCHOOL INITIATIVE
Congratulations to the NFL Network and to its partners, the Washington Redskins, Cox 
Communications, The President’s Challenge and the National Association for Sport and Physical 
Education, for their national Keep Gym in School initiative.  As part of the NFL’s youth health 
and fitness campaign, the Keep Gym in School program aims to motivate students to get active 
and to keep physical education in America’s schools.  With over ten million children obese, or at 
risk of obesity, we must all work together to develop real-world solutions that we know will have 
a positive impact on our children.  I am so pleased that this creative initiative will provide grants 
to public schools across the country to fund refurbishments for PE programs and hosting NFL 
minicamps where each child’s fitness level will be assessed.  I applaud these organizations for 
developing a unique partnership to combat this growing health epidemic.