NFL, coalition donate $3.05 million

The NFL and the Players Coalition are donating more than $3 million to seven areas significantly affected by the new coronavirus.

A donation of $3.05 million will be sent to health systems, hospitals and nonprofit organizations in Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Washington, and impacted regions of Florida and Louisiana.

“Our minority and low-income communities are struggling disproportionately with the impact of COVID-19,” said Players Coalition co-founder and former NFL receiver Anquan Boldin.

Former Baltimore Colts linebacker Mike Curtis’ death was caused by brain disease CTE, according to baltimoremagazine.com. He became the eighth member of the 1968 Colts’ Super Bowl team to die that way.

The Wilf family, which owns the Minnesota Vikings, has increased its donations to COVID-19-related causes to more than $5 million.

Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton and his wife, J.J., have donated $150,000 to a Cincinnati-area fund providing personal protective equipment for health-care workers along with lab supplies to expand testing.