Poppinga brothers 'Play it Forward'

During his BYU football career, Brady Poppinga was known for his fierce

intensity, boundless enthusiasm and stellar defensive play.Now,

Poppinga—a three-year starter at linebacker for the Green Bay Packers—is trying to pass on those traits and abilities to the next

generation.That's one of the reasons he is holding "The Poppinga Football

Experience Skills Camp" on July 18 at the BYU football practice

facilities in Provo. He and younger brother Kelly, a two-year Cougar

starter who signed a free agent contract with the Miami Dolphins this

spring, and older brother Casey, a former Utah State tight end, are

helping Brady with the camp.The camp is for kids in 5th to 12th grades and costs $70 ($75 after

June 23). Several current Cougar players and some former players, like

Bryan Kehl, who was a fourth-round selection of the New York Giants in

April's NFL draft, are scheduled to be involved in the camp."We'll be teaching football fundamentals—tackling, blocking and doing

agility drills that are taken from the NFL combines and teaching

techniques and drills that are done at BYU and Green Bay practices,"

Brady said. "It will give kids a foundation for them to be able to work

out on their own and improve. If somebody looks really good, we'll be

sure to let (BYU coach Bronco) Mendenhall know.""We'll also do some motivational speaking to the kids and give them advice about football and about life."For Poppinga, the purpose of the camp goes beyond football.This year, Poppinga started a nonprofit "The Poppinga Play It Forward

Fund," with the aim to raise money for less-fortunate children. Part of

the proceeds of the camp in Provo will go to the family of a young

American Fork girl, Tiffany Searle, who contracted a mysterious illness