NIH Record - National Institutes of Health

Washington Commanders Come for a Visit

Image
Female youngster in tie-dyed pink T-shirt smiles behind face mask with five men in face masks and football jerseys behind her.
At the Clinical Center with several Washington Commanders players is Avery Brink.

Photo:  Chia-Chi Charlie Chang

Image
Young person in gray hoodie with back to camera greets five guys in face masks and football jerseys.
At the Clinical Center with several Washington Commanders players is Natasia Patterson.

Photo:  Chia-Chi Charlie Chang

Image
Large group of males and females in smile with 5 Commanders players posed behind them.
Washington Commanders players (back row, from l) Mason Brooks, Casey Toohill, Efe Obada, James Smith-Williams and Antonio Gibson gather for a photo op with several of the CC nursing staff in the atrium.

Photo:  Chia-Chi Charlie Chang

Image
Large room with long tables. Several adults and children seated at the tables. At center table, two Commanders players are shown with paint brushes and pumpkins.
Commanders defensive ends Smith-Williams (l) and Obada paint pumpkins with families at the inn.

Photo:  Chia-Chi Charlie Chang

Image
Person in oversized pig costume with combat helmet and Commanders jersey reaches toward youngster seated at craft table.
Commanders mascot Major Tuddy high fives a child and preps for pumpkin painting.

Photo:  Chia-Chi Charlie Chang

Players from the National Football League’s Washington Commanders visited the Clinical Center pediatrics unit on Oct. 23, just in time for Halloween festivity planning. 

After greeting patients and staff and posing for photos, the players dropped in at the Children’s Inn at NIH, where they participated in a fall party and autograph and photo session.

The NIH Record

The NIH Record, founded in 1949, is the biweekly newsletter for employees of the National Institutes of Health.

Published 25 times each year, it comes out on payday Fridays.

Associate Editor: Dana Talesnik
Dana.Talesnik@nih.gov (link sends e-mail)

Assistant Editor: Eric Bock
Eric.Bock@nih.gov (link sends e-mail)

Staff Writer: Amber Snyder
Amber.Snyder@nih.gov (link sends e-mail)