FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, December 11th, 2014
VIRGINIA YOUTH FOOTBALL COACH FELICIA CORREA-GARCIA & HER TEAM – “TOGETHER WE MAKE FOOTBALL” CONTEST FINALISTS – FEATURED TOMORROW ON NBC’S TODAY
Fans May Vote For Their Favorite Individual and Group Story on TogetherWeMakeFootball.com through January 4, 2015
Philadelphia Eagles Host Dallas Cowboys on NBC’s Sunday Night Football
STAMFORD, Conn. – Dec. 11, 2014 – Tomorrow’s “Together We Make Football” segment, narrated by NBC Sports Group’s Josh Elliott, features the story of Charlottesville (Va.) youth football coach Felicia Correa-Garcia and her team. Correa-Garcia and her team are one of six finalists in a contest to win a trip to Super Bowl XLIX. The segment will air between 8 and 9 a.m. ET on TODAY.
31-year-old Felicia Correa-Garcia is a single mother of five, and coaches the Tiny Mite Patriots of Charlottesville, Va. Correa-Garcia has two sons and three nephews on the team. She began helping her sons’ youth football program as a team mom, but quickly joined the coaching staff, serving as assistant coach and defensive coordinator for two seasons before becoming head coach. Correa-Garcia was recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, but continues to coach with help from her family, friends and the community.
Tony Romo, DeMarco Murray and the Dallas Cowboys (9-4) visit Mark Sanchez, LeSean McCoy and the Philadelphia Eagles (9-4) at Lincoln Financial Field this Sunday, Dec. 14, on NBC’s Sunday Night Football. Sunday night’s coverage begins with Football Night In America at 7 p.m. ET.
ABOUT “TOGETHER WE MAKE FOOTBALL”
NBC Sports and the NFL teamed with TODAY to present weekly “Together We Make Football” segments, telling the most compelling stories of football fans, players, teams and families across the country. As a part of the campaign, fans submitted their stories to TogetherWeMakeFootball.com, and six finalists were selected to win a trip to Super Bowl XLIX.
TODAY will feature the story of one of these six finalists each week, narrated by NBC Sports Group’s Josh Elliott. In addition, TODAY will exclusively unveil the special moment when each of the six finalists was selected.
The campaign’s contest includes three finalists in the individual category and three finalists in the group category. Fans will be able to vote on the six stories at TogetherWeMakeFootball.com, and the finalist in each category that receives the most votes will win a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Super Bowl XLIX in Arizona in February 2015. The campaign will culminate with an NFL Films special airing on NBC on Super Bowl Sunday.
The National Football League’s “Together We Make Football” campaign invites anyone who has been touched by the game of football – whether as a player at any level, a fan, a group, a team or a community – to share a story of why they love the game. Select “Together We Make Football” stories will be featured on NBC’s during Sunday Night Football and Football Night in America.
–NBC SPORTS GROUP–
