MetLife, New York Jets and New York Giants Team Up for Online Auctions To Support Students in Tri-State Area

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / December 8, 2022 / MetLife, along with the New York Giants and New York Jets, has kicked off online auctions to support programs that help students better prepare for their futures. As part of MetLife's "Inside the Huddle" initiative, the auctions will help raise funds to benefit Year Up New York | New Jersey and the New York City Police (NYPD) Foundation's Far Rockaway Giants and Harlem Giants.

New York Giants players Julian Love and Graham Gano and New York Jets players Laken Tomlinson and Quinnen Williams are serving as "Inside the Huddle" program ambassadors, providing both experiences and authentic merchandise to bid on as well as lending promotional support to the program.

Open through GivingTuesday, November 29, 2022, two online auctions - one for the Jets and another for the Giants - will offer one-of-a-kind experiences and authentic merchandise, including photos, footballs, jerseys and helmets signed by current and former players. Unique experiences available for auction include:

• The "Laken Tomlinson Experience" - a tour of the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center in Florham Park, N.J., and a Jamaican-style dinner with Tomlinson for four people.
• The "Quinnen Williams Experience" - playing Madden with Williams at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center in Florham Park, N.J., for four people.
• The "Graham Gano Experience" - a kicking lesson with Gano at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center for four people.
• The "Julian Love Experience" - a game night with Love at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center for four people.

Additionally, VIP game tickets, training camp passes, tours of training facilities with team legends, and a game-day tour of the team's radio broadcast booth are available for bidding. Love, Gano and Tomlinson will dedicate their NFL "My Cause, My Cleats" customized cleats to their respective partner organizations and will auction them.

"The MetLife and Jets initiative supporting Year Up New York | New Jersey helps students prepare for their futures," said New York Jets offensive guard Laken Tomlinson. "I hope that my experience - a tour of the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center and a fantastic Jamaican dinner with me - will help raise funds to continue to support deserving students and provide them more career opportunities."

"The ‘Inside the Huddle' initiative with MetLife and the New York Jets will allow Year Up New York | New Jersey to reach more young adults and, in partnership with Year Up Professional Resources, has connected one of our students with an internship at MetLife Stadium, where they will get real-life experience to help them launch their professional career," said Nadine Sylvester, site director of Year Up New York | New Jersey.