Online Fan-Voting Program to Surpass $1 Million Donation Mark This Season

FedEx, the official delivery service sponsor of the NFL, is launching the fifth annual FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week program today. The awards program recognizes outstanding quality of play among NFL quarterbacks and running backs on a weekly basis, and in 2008 delivers safe kids by funding injury prevention programs to benefit children throughout the football season.

As part of this year’s program, FedEx is extending its sponsorship with Safe Kids USA - a national non-profit organization that works to prevent accidental injury among children - to deliver safer kids by making weekly donations in the winning players’ names to local Safe Kids USA coalitions across the country. This season, FedEx will exceed the $1 million mark in charity donations to create safer communities for children through the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week Awards program.

“FedEx cares about the communities where its employees and customers live and work,” said Karen Rogers, vice president, U.S. Marketing, FedEx. “Because we have thousands of delivery trucks out on the roads each day, we understand the need to deliver safer kids and focus on pedestrian safety, which is why everyone at FedEx is so committed to this initiative.”

Former New York Giants quarterback and current NFL broadcaster, Phil Simms, will again serve as the voice of the program.

“FedEx is known around the world as the ultimate air and ground business teammate, so it’s a natural fit for them to recognize the NFL’s best air and ground players,” said Simms. “This year, our efforts to recognize the NFL’s best players are linked directly to delivering safer kids, which is why I’m so excited to continue working with FedEx in addition to Safe Kids USA this season.”

How the Program Works

Each Tuesday during the season, the NFL will announce six nominees for the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week Awards program - three FedEx Air and three FedEx Ground nominees. Fans are then encouraged to log onto www.NFL.com/FedEx and vote for the FedEx Air and Ground players they think delivered the best performance the previous weekend.