Roughly 200 kids took to the field at J.E. “Hot” O’Brien Stadium on Saturday morning.
Tallassee alumni and now Green Bay Packers coach Derrick Ansley hosted his second annual Driven Athletes Free Football Camp for kids aged 5- to 14-years old.
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