On a brisk Tuesday afternoon at the city’s west side, youth athletes participated in football drills and activities led by the Chicago Bears.
Wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson, defensive back Duke Shelley, former running back Matt Forte and safety Deon Bush conducted the training as part of Nike’s “Sport Changes Everything” initiative. Many of them said sports presented an opportunity to run away from various life issues and how they used that concept as a steppingstone to reach the NFL.
“We as athletes have got to do better in helping our community out,” said Patterson.