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COPPELL, Texas – Cowboys defensive tackle Solomon Thomas hosted his sixth annual free youth camp in partnership with his foundation, The Defensive Line, at his high school alma mater Coppell on Saturday, welcoming in hundreds of kids from ages eight to 17 for an afternoon of learning football, and the importance of mental health.
"Coming back to my hometown where everything started, the field that I started on, where I fell in love with football, I just want to give back to these kids," Thomas said. "I think football is such a beautiful game, it teaches you so many things in life.
Sacrifice, discipline, routine, hard work when you don't want to work hard, it teaches you lessons about life you wouldn't learn outside of football."
Thomas was originally inspired to start his own youth camp when he saw his old San Francisco 49ers teammate Arik Armstead doing it years ago and has enjoyed putting smiles on kids' faces ever since. This year's camp is special, as it's the first that Thomas gets to host as a member of his hometown Dallas Cowboys, and he wants to continue to impact the community in a positive way.
https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/...e-youth-camp-promoting-football-mental-health
"Coming back to my hometown where everything started, the field that I started on, where I fell in love with football, I just want to give back to these kids," Thomas said. "I think football is such a beautiful game, it teaches you so many things in life.
Sacrifice, discipline, routine, hard work when you don't want to work hard, it teaches you lessons about life you wouldn't learn outside of football."
Thomas was originally inspired to start his own youth camp when he saw his old San Francisco 49ers teammate Arik Armstead doing it years ago and has enjoyed putting smiles on kids' faces ever since. This year's camp is special, as it's the first that Thomas gets to host as a member of his hometown Dallas Cowboys, and he wants to continue to impact the community in a positive way.
https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/...e-youth-camp-promoting-football-mental-health
