NFL lineman Kendrick Green from Peoria sets date for annual youth football camp
PEORIA — Kendrick Green will return to Peoria for his annual Camp 53.
The veteran NFL offensive lineman and former Peoria High School and University of Illinois star will stage his youth camp at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 8 at Peoria Stadium.
The camp is for kids aged 6-14 and will include learning football drills and combine-style testing. Registration is available online through Peoria Friendship House, which can also be contacted at (309) 671-5208. Campers can also register at 9 a.m. at the site on June 8. The camp begins at 10 a.m.
There are no mandatory fees for the camp. It is pay-what-you-can donation-based for participants. Each camp participant gets a lunch, a water bottle and a camp T-shirt.
Where did Kendrick Green play college football?
Green grew up in Peoria and was part of Peoria High School's powerhouse teams, including its 2016 Clas 5A state champion. He went on to the Illini, where he earned honorable mention accolades with the all-Big Ten Conference as well as honorable mention all-America pick by Pro Football Focus. Green was also named consensus all-Big Ten first-team and second-team All-American.
The 6-foot-4, 315-pounder was a third-round pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2021 NFL Draft, and won the starting center job as a rookie. The Steelers moved him to guard in his second season, and in 2023 traded him to Houston, where he is preparing for his fourth NFL season.
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