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Lt. Governor Cagle and Atlanta Falcons Roddy White Launch Statewide Rollout of "Financial Football" in Georgia

Atlanta, GA – September 13, 2011 – Tackling the problem of financial illiteracy among Georgia teenagers head-on, Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle, Atlanta Falcons Wide Receiver Roddy White,  and Visa Inc. today announced the statewide rollout of an effort to improve the money management skills of high school and middle school students. This free educational video game and classroom curriculum called Financial Football was developed by Visa Inc.

Lieutenant Governor Cagle kicked off this new financial literacy campaign today in the Falcons’ locker room at the Georgia Dome with help from Hapeville Charter School and Career Academy students, Falcons’ Wide Receiver Roddy White and Visa officials. White shared his personal experiences on the importance of money management with local students. 

The centerpiece of Visa’s nationwide educational initiative with the NFL and NFL PLAYERS, Financial Football helps students and adults tackle their financial futures. This free game is accompanied by a classroom curriculum and is being distributed by Lieutenant Governor Cagle to every public middle and high school in Georgia.

“Financial Football is a wonderful way to get students interested in personal finances and give them a financial playbook they can use the rest of their lives. This is a valuable program and a great partnership between my office, Visa and the NFL,” said Lieutenant Governor Cagle.

“Kids need to know how to make smart money management decisions early in life,” said White. “It takes the combined efforts of parents, teachers and mentors within the community to give teenagers a strong background in personal finance.”

Available online, at www.georgia.financialfootball.com, Financial Football puts students’ fiscal knowledge to the test in an online simulation game environment by combining the structure and rules of the NFL with financial education questions of varying difficulty. Visa has also released the game as a free iPhone app on iTunes, along with an optimized HD iPad version.