Co-sponsored by the City of Somerville’s Recreation Department, the Gosder Cherilus Foundation announced that former Somerville High School football star and NFL Offensive Tackle Gosder Cherilus of the Detroit Lions will host his annual NFL Football Camp at Dilboy Stadium on Wednesday, July 13^th from 9 a.m. – noon for all Somerville youth ages 7-14.  While the camp had originally been scheduled for the duration of the week, an NFL agreement earlier this week has led to the final day of camp on Wednesday.  The camp is free of charge, and will include skills demonstrations by Cherilus and SHS-teammate and Harvard University Football alum Wainwright Wint, as well as appearances by NFL players, and current and former Boston College Football players.  An autograph session will be held at the conclusion of camp on Wednesday.

“Gos is one of the most professional, kind, and giving individuals I have had the pleasure of working with, and coaching, in my career.  His eagerness to give back to the community where he had his start as a football player and his generosity to the children here and in his home country of Haiti prove that he’s an incredibly well-rounded and humble man.  Each year I take pride in how many of this City’s youth have the opportunity to work with and under the direction of Gosder and his colleagues, to build both athletic and social skills with such an accomplished group of players,” said Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone.

Gosder Cherilus is a 2003 graduate of Somerville High School, and a 2007 graduate of Boston College.  He was selected in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft, the number 17^th pick overall, by the Detroit Lions.