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Players give back

I feel terrible about all the bad publicity about a few NFL players. It seems that is all we read and hear about these days.I suggest that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell issue a release about the many good things some players are doing. For instance, many Dolphins players visit Miami Children’s Hospital from time to time. Some have set up foundations to serve kids in our community.

It is impossible for me to list all of the good things these foundations have done over the years. The Dan Marino Foundation for children with autism and Jason Taylor’s foundation for kids are just two examples among many. Let’s not paint all of the players with the same brush.

Jim Barker, Coral Gables

This story was originally published October 10, 2014 at 7:56 PM with the headline "Players give back."

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