I received the press release in an email, if anyone is interested:

NFL.COM VOTERS SELECT

BILLS QB TRENT EDWARDS & REDSKINS RB CLINTON PORTIS

AS WEEK 7 FEDEX AIR & GROUND® NFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Players’ Cities Each Receive $1,000 Donation For Local Safe Kids Efforts

Quarterback TRENT EDWARDS of the Buffalo Bills and running back CLINTON PORTIS of the Washington Redskins are the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week for games played on October 19 – 20, the NFL announced today.

Trent Edwards completed 25 of 30 passes for 261 yards and one touchdown in the Bills’ 23-14 win over the San Diego Chargers.

Clinton Portis rushed for 175 yards on 27 attempts and one touchdown in the Redskins’ 14-11 win over the Cleveland Browns.

Edwards and Portis were selected from among six finalists in Air and Ground categories. The other FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week finalists were quarterbacks JEFF GARCIA of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and MATT SCHAUB of the Houston Texans, and running backs STEVEN JACKSON of the St. Louis Rams and LEN DALE WHITE of the Tennessee Titans.

Fans voted for more than their favorite players. The weekly FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week Awards are also a win for local communities. Along with the player awards, FedEx is making a $1,000 donation in the winning players’ names to the local Safe Kids USA coalitions in Buffalo and Washington to support pedestrian safety efforts. Safe Kids USA is a national non-profit organization that works to prevent accidental injury among children. This season, FedEx plans to surpass the $1 million mark in terms of charity donations they have made to deliver safe kids through the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Player of the Week Awards program.

During the week leading up to Super Bowl XLIII, FedEx plans to announce the 2008 FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year in Tampa Bay. FedEx will also make a special delivery for the Tampa Safe Kids chapter, as well as make a special donation in the winning players’ names to Safe Kids USA.

FedEx, the premier global provider of transportation, e-commerce and supply-chain management services, is the Official Delivery Service Sponsor of the NFL, Super Bowl and Pro Bowl. Through the weekly FedEx Air and Ground awards, FedEx recognizes those NFL players who represent the same speed, precision and teamwork that their customers have come to expect from the full range of FedEx air, ground, freight and international shipping services, delivering safer kids in the process. With thousands of trucks out on the roads each day, FedEx is committed to improving pedestrian safety for children, by funding education programs and environmental improvements, from signage and crosswalks to pedestrian walkways near schools and playgrounds.

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2008 FEDEX AIR & GROUND NFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

        AIR GROUND
Wk. 1 Donovan McNabb, PHI Michael Turner, ATL
Wk. 2 Aaron Rodgers, GB Darren McFadden, OAK
Wk. 3 Philip Rivers, SD Ronnie Brown, MIA
Wk. 4 Brett Favre, NYJ Larry Johnson, KC
Wk. 5 Ben Roethlisberger, PIT Clinton Portis, WAS
Wk. 6 Philip Rivers, SD Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX
Wk. 7 Trent Edwards, BUF Clinton Portis, WAS

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