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Trinidadian-born NFL Super Bowl champion Verron Haynes is planning to host a camp in his homeland of Trinidad and Tobago to expose persons in the Caribbean to the basics of the sport.
The 46-year-old former running back, who won the Super Bowl with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2005 and, has revealed that he is currently in talks with the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) to hold the camp, which he believes will bring more awareness to the sport in the region.
In an interview on i95.5 FM on Monday, Haynes said he the NFL was in the process of trying to grow the sport’s popularity outside of the USA, pointing to initiatives such as NFL Europe, NFL Germany and NFL Mexico.
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