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Some youngsters received a special treat from a former NFL player who had an important message for the students of a Grays Ferry school Friday.

Noriel Martinez, of 28th and Mifflin streets, did not expect his name to be called.

The 12-year-old was one of 50 students from the school at 3200 Dickinson St. to receive a backpack filled with goodies from Tackling Together, a Cherry Hill, N.J.-based nonprofit.

Barrett Brooks, a former Philadelphia Eagle, visited Friday afternoon with 50 bags packed with school supplies he doled out to the top students of each grade.

via www.southphillyreview.com

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