BEREA http://www.chicagobearsteamonline.com/mitchell-trubisky-jersey , Ohio (AP) Football’s giving Browns coach Hue Jackson refuge to cope with family loss.
Jackson, trying to turn around a Cleveland team that didn’t win a game in 16 tries last season, plans to remain with the team in training camp while mourning the recent deaths of his 83-year-old mother and brother in California.
A team spokesman confirmed Wednesday night that Jackson’s mother, Betty Lee, died over the weekend in Los Angeles following a long illness. Her passing came two weeks after Jackson’s brother http://www.dallascowboysteamonline.com/tony-romo-jersey , John Jr., died unexpectedly.
Jackson intends to stay with the Browns through next week’s exhibition opener against the New York Giants while the family finalizes funeral plans.
Jackson, who is in his third season with Cleveland, has not made any public comments about the deaths during camp, which opened last week. Beyond his daily duties T.Y. Hilton Jersey , Jackson’s every move on and off the field as the Browns’ camp is being chronicled by cameras for HBO’s ”Hard Knocks.”
Jackson’s agent, John Thornton, told Cleveland.com that the deaths have deeply affected the coach.
”It’s been really tough on him,” Thornton said. ”He’s just trying to let football help him out.”
Although Jackson is just 1-31 in two seasons with the Browns, owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam said last week that the coach still has their unwavering support.
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DeAndre Hopkins invited young athletes to come train with him Wednesday in a posting on social media Tuesday night. Some 50 kids showed up at Hermann Park in Houston to run a steep hill with the Texans receiver.
“I’ve been coming out here working out on this hill since I’ve been in the NFL Marquez Valdes-Scantling Jersey ,” Hopkins said, via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle. “I thought it was time to open up the training methods to some of the kids who look up to me. They’re always asking me what I’m doing and how can I be a player. So, I wanted to show them what I do and I think it’s good for them.”
Hall of Fame receiver Jerry Rice made hill climbing legendary. He credits running “The Hill” for his longevity.
Hopkins, 26, has made hill running a part of his offseason routine since the Texans drafted him in the first round in 2013. On Wednesday Randy Gregory Jersey , he and the kids spent more than an hour running and jumping and doing push-ups and sit-ups.
“There are some bigger hills I go to,” Hopkins said. “I didn’t want to put the kids on that. They might have fell backwards.
“It’s great. They understand the importance of coming out and taking care of their bodies. You got to thank their parents for bringing them.”
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