SACRAMENTO -- Lance Briggs had quite a workout even without being at Halas Hall.
The seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker hosted 350 aspiring football players for his fourth-annual Nor-Cal All-Star football camp in his hometown of Sacramento this weekend. It was the largest turnout ever for an event aimed to give kids without the financial means to attend such a camp and chance to be tutored by NFL athletes.
"It was an amazing turnout," Briggs said. "The kids, the players, the coaches -- everybody involved with this just makes this keep getting better and better. Couldn't have asked for a better camp."
Current Chicago Bears Major Wright, Nick Roach, Tim Jennings, Kahlil Bell, Matt Toeaina, Lance Louis, and Patrick Trahan all worked the camp, as did ex-Bears Jerry Azumah, Rashied Davis, Anthony Adams and Antonio Garay.
"Lance always puts on great events, and he always has a heart for kids and giving back to where he's from," Roach said. "It's a pleasure to come out and help someone like that."
Briggs and Bell conducted a rather entertaining question-and-answer session with the campers midway through drills.
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The seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker hosted 350 aspiring football players for his fourth-annual Nor-Cal All-Star football camp in his hometown of Sacramento this weekend. It was the largest turnout ever for an event aimed to give kids without the financial means to attend such a camp and chance to be tutored by NFL athletes.
"It was an amazing turnout," Briggs said. "The kids, the players, the coaches -- everybody involved with this just makes this keep getting better and better. Couldn't have asked for a better camp."
Current Chicago Bears Major Wright, Nick Roach, Tim Jennings, Kahlil Bell, Matt Toeaina, Lance Louis, and Patrick Trahan all worked the camp, as did ex-Bears Jerry Azumah, Rashied Davis, Anthony Adams and Antonio Garay.
"Lance always puts on great events, and he always has a heart for kids and giving back to where he's from," Roach said. "It's a pleasure to come out and help someone like that."
Briggs and Bell conducted a rather entertaining question-and-answer session with the campers midway through drills.
vxmcclure@tribune.com
Twitter@vxmcclure23
