NFL officials to use pink flags for Dolphins-Jets game
Thanks to the request of an 11 year-old boy from New Jersey, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will have the officials use pink flags during this Sunday’s game between the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins.
11 year-old Dante Cano wrote the following letter to Goodell:
“My name is Dante Cano. I am 11 years old and I am from Marlboro, New Jersey. I wanted to know if you could use my idea of pink penalty flags in October for breast cancer awareness,” Dante wrote. “Please write back.”
Goodell made the announcement on Twitter.
An 11-year-old NJ boy wrote me suggesting officials use pink flags for breast cancer awareness … (more)
— Roger Goodell (@nflcommish) October 24, 2012
… Great idea Dante. We’ll do it Sunday @ the Jets game & you can deliver them to the officials. more info tinyurl.com/8dvro68
— Roger Goodell (@nflcommish) October 24, 2012
I never thought of having the officials using pink flags. I like it.
