Former Minnesota Vikings Keith Millard and Henry Thomas will be at Senior Patrons Noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2 in downtown Brainerd for a meet and greet, to sign autographs and promote a new fall football league coming to the area.
A Brainerd Tackle Bar Youth Football League will start next fall for players in grades first-sixth.
The four-week league will have a former Minnesota Viking at every game day event to support the Safe Football Initiative.
Tackle Bar football is said to decrease injuries by reducing hits and high-impact collisions. It teaches proper should tackling technique and is said to be an ideal transition between flag football and tackle football.
The Feb. 2 fundraiser is free to the public, but autographs will be available for donations to the youth camps.
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The costs of helmets, shoulder pads and the tackle bars will be offset by local sponsor support
