All of the team’s players and coaches attended the seminar, which was led by Tony Porter, co-founder and co-director of A Call to Men, a leading national violence prevention organization providing training and education for men, boys and communities. Troy Vincent, a former player who is now the NFL’ Executive Vice President of Football Operations, was also in attendance. Vincent’s mother is a survivor of domestic violence.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has mandated that all NFL employees participate in presentations on how to identify and prevent domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse.
“In our sport, we’ve been challenged, because of the impact of sports in our culture, to take on a higher regard and a higher standard not just for your own life but also no longer being a bystander in light of these issues going on around us,” said David Tyree, the former wide receiver who is now the Giants Director of Player Development. “I think there are very few people, if any, that don’t know somebody directly who has been impacted by one of the three, sexual assault, domestic abuse or child abuse.
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