Former NFL Star Itching To Start School Programme In TCI

Audric Skippings, Caretaker Candidate for the Leeward and Long Bay Constituency present a cheque to Head of the Sports Department at the A. Louise Garland Thomas High School – Jody Pusey. Sharing in the moment from left are Adrian Stubbs (second left), Robert Been – Deputy Leader of the PDM, Mr Adrain Stubbs (black shirt), Mr Audric Skippings; Devanyo Quant(partly hidden between Been and Skippings); NFL Star Donald Penn; Acting Commissioner of Police Rodney Adams (with ball at left), and also students of the school.

If former National Football League (NFL) superstar Donald Ward Penn has his way, a full-fledged local programme could be on the cards as early as next year.

Penn, in an interview with NewslineTCI on Wednesday, November 22, said he was ready to bring in some of his former teammates to build a programme locally so to enable the Turks and Caicos Islands becoming a viable American Football Country in the medium to long term.

NFL Star Donald Penn signs a pair of shoes of an A. Louise Garland Thomas High School.

Penn spoke to NewslineTCI shortly after meeting with students at the A. Louise Garland Thomas High School in Providenciales, where he delivered motivational talks. Also, in attendance was Acting Commissioner of Police Rodney Adams, who also gave encouraging speech to the students.

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