As Peyton Manning Returns from Troop Visit Overseas, Teammates Champ Bailey and Von Miller Join Fellow NFL Players on USO Tour to Middle East

NFL players to travel overseas and show their appreciation to service men and women as part of a USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour to the Middle East. Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey and linebacker Von Miller, Cleveland Browns linebacker D’Qwell Jackson, Tampa Bay Buccanneers guard Davin Joseph, Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith and Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt to spend a week on the front lines. During the week-long USO/NFL visit, the group will tour multiple military sites, talk one-on-one with troops and discuss football techniques.

A regular fixture in USO entertainment, the NFL has partnered with the USO for 47 years, sending out celebrity sports figures around the globe to visit and uplift the spirits of troops multiple times each year. Since 2007, the USO has sent out 166 NFL representatives (to include NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, 75 officials, 59 players, 24 coaches, 5 Hall of Famers and 2 analysts) on 40 tours to 20 countries, boosting the spirits of more than 10,000 troops and military families.