NFLRUSH

Jared, our Play 60 sweepstakes winner, is back to answer some your questions. He has been getting tons of emails, letters and comments and now he's ready to talk.

What contest did you win that resulted in you being in a magazine and on TV?

I won the NFL Play 60 Challenge. The Play 60 Challenge is about getting outside, playing and having fun for at least 60 minutes a day. The NFL did this because of childhood obesity. Childhood obesity is a problem when kids are overweight at a young age. I was the first kid to win the Play 60 challenge. Staying active and being healthy is a big part of what I like. It was strange for me to have all of the questions about what I do. I think that any kid can do the stuff that I do. So it was weird to be noticed for doing my normal stuff. The interviews were hard but they got easier after a while. I had lots of fun. It was something that I will never forget.

How did you feel when you got picked to be on the field?

I was shocked and I did not think that I really had won. But it was not just about going on the field. The NFL took me places and I got to do different things with other kids. One day I went to a “Healthy Kids Breakfast” at an Elementary School. I got to tell other kids about staying active in my interviews. I was interviewed a bunch of times. You should go to the NFLRush.com website and read all about what I did.

Were you nervous when you got on the field? Was your heart pounding?

I was not very nervous, more excited. I felt very small any place I went in the stadium, especially when I was 10 feet away from Plax (Plaxico Burress).

What was it like to be on the field at Super Bowl XLII?

Great! The field smelled like grass because it was really grass from Alabama. Two weeks before the Super Bowl they trucked it to Arizona in refrigerated trucks.

How much fun was it to run out on the field and hand the game ball to the referee?

It was A LOT of FUN! I sort of felt like I do when I stop a winning goal in soccer, UNSTOPPABLE!

What was it like to hold the game ball?

Awesome! It is bigger than I thought. The ball that I held will go to the Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. My mom said we can go there this summer. It is not that far from Erie, Pennsylvania.

Was it fun playing with Arizona Quarterback Matt Leinart?

Yes it was a lot of fun. He was nice and helped me throw the football through a target. He played with a bunch of kids that day at the NFL Experience. I think he was having fun too!

What team did you root for in Super Bowl XLII?

I am a Chargers fan, but I rooted for the NY Giants during Super Bowl XLII because they were the underdogs and because my mom is a NE Patriots fan.

How did your mom feel about the Patriots losing?

She didn’t seem to care too much because she got to go to the Super Bowl. I think she might have been a litter happier if the Patriots won, though.

Did you meet any of the players?

I got to go into the New England Patriots locker room before they moved all their stuff in. I got to meet and shake the hands of many players. These are some of the people I met:

Matt Leinart- Arizona Cardinals Quarterback

Roger Goodell- NFL Commissioner

David Garrard- Jacksonville Jaguars Quarterback

Jerry Rice- Hall of Fame Wide Receiver

Mike Carey- Head Referee

Do you play football for fun?

Yes, but not for a league. I play indoor and outdoor soccer, I just finished a 6 week baseball clinic, I play basketball for a YMCA team, I am taking swimming lessons, I help coach my sister’s floor hockey team, I have piano lessons every week and I stay at school once a week with other 4th graders for intramurals.

Do you like sports?

Yes, I play lots of sports. Mostly I just like to play and have fun so playing sports is the best way to have fun for me.