Deployed Airmen’s kids get football training from ex-NFL player Published June 11, 2010 By Wayne Crenshaw 78th Air Base Wing Public Affairs ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Five children of deployed Airmen from Robins spent some time this week with a group of former NFL and college football players. The cost of the Kids & Pros Football Camp is normally $150, but former Falcons linebacker Buddy Curry offered scholarships to the children. They were among 135 children ages 7-13 who came from around the area to participate in the camp, with instruction from Curry and other former NFL and college players. The Robins participants were Matthew Cox, Mykel Harris, Monte Harris, Broc Kirkendall and Austin Cournoyer. Matthew's father, Staff Sgt. Bret Cox, is currently deployed to Iraq. Matthew's mother, Jessica Cox, was at the football camp watching her son and said the experience was a good thing to help him cope with his dad being away. "It gives him a sense of normalcy," she said. "He gets to do the same things he would do if his dad was here." Curry was an All-Pro inside linebacker for the Falcons who brought such smarts and savvy to the position that he served as captain of the defense during his rookie year in 1980. The Falcons went on to have one of their best seasons, going 12-4 and winning their first division title. But he said the camp is about more than learning the game of football. "We have character lessons every day," he said. "We teach sportsmanship, doing the right thing, integrity, and having a good attitude."