Patrick Willis visited Fair Oaks Elementary School in Redwood City, Calif., on Tuesday, to "coach" a pedestrian safety clinic and teach students about safe ways to walk to school. The event is part of the FedEx Air & Ground Players of the Week program, which encourages NFL fans to vote for outstanding Air & Ground players throughout the season, to benefit pedestrian safety programs nationwide. Willis also helped FedEx announce a $10,000 donation to the Safe Kids Santa Clara/San Mateo County coalition, for pedestrian safety improvements around the school.
Patrick Willis trying on bike helmets for a fitting
Patrick Willis playing an interactive safety game
Patrick Willis signing a student's t-shirt as the other students are behind them learning about driver's blind spots in the FedEx truck
Patrick Willis and the kids learning about crosswalk safety
Former NFL defensive lineman Bryant Young this year will become the 29th inductee into the Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame. His name was among several former 49ers players listed among the 130 nominees listed for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021.
Linebacker Patrick Willis was among the 25 players listed as modern-era semifinalists in November of 2019 but, shockingly to some, did not make the trimmed-down list of 15 in January.
Below are the former 49ers players among the most-recent nominees,
