In the NFL, players dig deep week in and week out.
When two-time Super Bowl champion Chris Long went to Tanzania for the first time, he came back with a new mission — tackle thirst. But he knew he couldn’t do it alone, so he set out to engage his peers around the NFL and recruit the dynamic fanbase in the fight to eradicate water scarcity, launching NFL Waterboys.
The shocking reality that exists for millions of people around the world is that water access is a daily struggle. By working as a team of NFL players and fans that serve as ambassadors, advocates and donors, the challenge can be tackled head-on.
For those we serve, the solution is right under their feet, so we dig deep. Because everyone deserves access to clean water and all that comes from it; improved health, increased access to education, and more economic development. Working with and benefiting charity WorldServe International, NFL Waterboys has been funding and completing solar-powered, deep borehole wells for East African communities since 2015.
Led by NFL Waterboys Captain Myles Garrett, players from around the league and our retired NFL Waterboys Hall of Famers continue to team up with fans to dig deep and deliver the life-sustaining gift of clean water.
To date, Waterboys has served clean water to over 500,000 people, and the NFL Waterboys program donations now help our neighbors in the United States and abroad.
