23 Jun Former Alabama DT Da’Ron Payne helps out with HIP Football League
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —
Redskins 1st round draft pick Da’Ron Payne encouraged kids at HIP Football League to listen to their coaches and learn to tackle the right way.
WEBVTT KYLE: FORMER ALABAMA DEFENSIVE TACKLE DA’RON PAYNE SPENT PART OF HIS DAY AT LEGION FIELD. IN SUPPORT OF THE HIP FOOTBALL LEAGUE. HIP STANDS FOR HEAD, INJURY, PREVENTION. TIM JOHNSON, FORMER FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL STAR AND NFL LINEBACKER, DESIGNED THE PROGRAM. YOU CAN SEE SOME YOUNG KIDS OUT THERE FROM 5 TO EIGHTEEN-YEARS-OLD TOOK PART. TACKLES ARE REPLACED BY TWO-HAND TOUCH, SIMILAR TO NFL PRACTICES. PLAYERS WEAR SOFTSHELL SHOULDER PADS AND HELMETS. THE WAY THEY ARE SWITCHING UP THE RULES OF THE GAME. JUST TO PROTECT THEM AND LET THE KIDS KNOW HOW TO TACKLE THE RIGHT WAY AND DO THINGS PROPERLY. >> WE WANT KIDS TO LEARN THE GA, CHANGE THE VIOLENCE AND KEEP IT A CLASSROOM PERSPECTIVE. WE ARE HEAD IMPACT PREVENTION.