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Browns host hundreds of Special Olympics athletes, coaches for Play 60 Football Festival

The Browns hosted approximately 900 Cleveland Metropolitan School District Special Olympics athletes and coaches for a Browns PLAY 60 football festival Friday.

Offensive linemen Cameron Erving and John Greco, Browns mascot Chomps and countless Browns, University Hospital, Fuel Up to Play 60 volunteers were on site to help get the Special Olympics athletes moving at multiple activity stations, including youth football drills, inflatables, dancing and an exercise prize wheel for kids with all abilities.

Cleveland Touchdown Club Charities and Browns Legend Doug Dieken began the event nearly two decades ago, providing special-needs athletes the chance to play the game of football.