Browns Surprise Bedford High School Football Team With New Xenith Helmets

Can you feel that? Football is in the air - that's evident with NFL teams around the league kicking off their training camps in preparation for another season, but before you know it, those Friday night lights will also come to life to light up the fields at the high school level, too. So, the Cleveland Browns wanted to help get one local high school team right before the kickoff of their new season.

According to News 5 Cleveland, Browns players met the Bedford High School football team on the field before they started practice because they had something they thought the team might want to see first.

The high school athletes could hardly contain their excitement as guys like MJ Emerson, who made handshakes for some players, and David Njoku, who did a celebration jump with players, made their way down the line to greet each player.

Given the fact Bedford High School is located roughly 25 minutes outside the city of Cleveland, getting the opportunity to meet Browns players was already an exciting moment for the team. But that was only the start of what would be an unforgettable day.

After the meet and greet, the team's attention was then suddenly directed towards a cart covered with a black cloth. On the count of three, quarterback Deshaun Watson, along with cornerbacks Denzel Ward and Justin Hardee, and defensive tackle Mike Hall Jr. lifted the cloth to reveal brand new Xenith helmets for the Bearcats to wear this season. Watch the video here.

"Today was just awesome," said Bedford head coach Zac Toth. "Being able to have the kids come and watch the training camp of an NFL team was really cool and for them to surprise them at the end with helmets was awesome. I got a little teared up. Our kids work really hard and they deserve it so it's pretty cool to get them in the best gear because they deserve it."

The Browns, partnered with Meijer, University Hospitals, and Xenith, provided the school with the new gear. Since 2017, the group has given away nearly 3,700 helmets to local schools. Now, Bedford joins that list.

Toth said this gift is something the kids are incredibly excited to show off and represent and perhaps can even help grow their football program, News 5 Cleveland reports.

"This is big. Kids like flashy, kids like gear, kids like the coolest stuff so it's going to help keep our kids coming from the middle school up to the high school and fact of the matter is we're going to win some football games this year and we're going to win and look good doing it," Toth continued.

Jaivon Hudson, a running back at Bedford, called the moment a "great opportunity and a great blessing."

"Tears of joy," Jaivon said. "It shows how much Cleveland cares. It shows how much of a family everybody is. Now we got to go to states in these helmets right here."