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TODAY's 'Together We Make Football' Features Dallas High School Kicker Luis Chaparro

By: Sep. 26, 2014
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Today's "Together We Make Football" segment on TODAY, narrated by NBC Sports Group's Josh Elliott, tells the story of North Dallas High School bulldog Luis Chaparro. Elliott will report the segment live for TODAY from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

This week's "Together We Make Football" segment profiles Luis Chaparro, an all-district kicker and punter for his North Dallas HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL team. When Luis was a sophomore, his brother Daniel began teaching him the mechanics of the position. Two years later, Luis was named captain of the North Dallas HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL team and his coaches believe he has the potential to play for a Division I college program. In addition, Luis' talents extends off the field, ranking tenth in his class in academics.

Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints travel to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, to take on Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys this Sunday, Sept. 28, on NBC's Sunday Night Football. Coverage begins with FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA at 7 p.m. ET on NBC.

ABOUT "TOGETHER WE MAKE FOOTBALL"

NBC Sports teams with TODAY to present weekly "Together We Make Football" segments, telling the most compelling stories of football fans, players, teams and families across the country. The segments air on TODAY each Friday during the NFL season and feature a profile vignette produced by NFL FILMS narrated by NBC Sports Group's Josh Elliott.

The National Football League's "Together We Make Football" campaign invites anyone who has been touched by the game of football - whether as a player at any level, a fan, a group, a team or a community - to share a story of why they love the game. Select "Together We Make Football" stories will be featured on NBC's FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA studio show.

Those wishing to submit a story can visit TogetherWeMakeFootball.com, a digital community where fans can share their story and see thousands of others. Stories submitted through Sunday, October 19, will be entered into a CONTEST where one "individual" submission and one "group" submission will win a trip to SUPER BOWL XLIX in Arizona. At the end of the season, NFL FILMS will produce a "Together We Make Football" special which will air on NBC on SUPER BOWL Sunday, February 1, 2015.

2014 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Sun., Sept. 28 Week 4 New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys
*Sun. Oct. 5 Week 5 Cincinnati Bengals at New England Patriots
*Sun. Oct. 12 Week 6 New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
*Sun. Oct. 19 Week 7 San Francisco 49ers at Denver Broncos
*Sun. Oct. 26 Week 8 Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints
*Sun. Nov. 2 Week 9 Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers
*Sun. Nov. 9 Week 10 Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
*Sun. Nov. 16 Week 11 New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts
*Sun. Nov. 23 Week 12 Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
**Thurs. Nov. 27 Week 13 Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers
*Sun. Nov. 30 Week 13 Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
*Sun. Dec. 7 Week 14 New England Patriots at San Diego Chargers
*Sun. Dec. 14 Week 15 Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
*Sun. Dec. 21 Week 16 Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals
*Sun. Dec. 28 Week 17 TBA



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