Former NFL player Troy Vincent hosts ‘day of jubilee’ for students in Long Beach
Troy Vincent high-fives kids as they enter the Vincent Country Safe Zone Activity Day at John Muir Academy in Long Beach, CA on Tuesday, February 8, 2022. More than 700 students were treated to sports activities, food and games as part of the NFL’s community events leading up to the Super Bowl in Los Angeles on Sunday. Vincent was the 7th overall pick in the 1992 NFL draft and played for four teams. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
By PIERCE SINGGIH | Press-Telegram PUBLISHED: February 8, 2022 at 5:06 p.m. | UPDATED: February 8, 2022 at 5:33 p.m.
More than 700 students got to play sports and games with former NFL cornerback Troy Vincent on Tuesday, Feb. 8, at John Muir Academy in Long Beach as part of his annual Safe Zone Activity Day.
Vincent, a former first-round draft pick, five-time Pro Bowler and member of the Philadelphia Eagles’ Hall of Fame, hosts this event annually in the days leading up to the Super Bowl. This weekend’s Super Bowl LVI will be at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, about a 20-minute drive from the Long Beach school.
