The three Giants understand the fascination with athletes behaving badly. "Bad news travels fast," Chris Canty said in the Giants locker room last week. "We know what sells," Justin Tuck said. Shaun O’Hara calls it "media rubbernecking."

"I think it bothers (athletes) a little, because we know there’s a lot of good things transpiring," O’Hara said. "There are a lot of athletes who take on the challenge of being role models and use the platform we’re have to help out a little."

Star-Ledger photoGiants defensive tackle Chris Canty plays Santa at a party he threw for 107 kids last week in the South Bronx.

For the many athletes who do charitable work, celebrity trashing is just an unfortunate part of the game.

"It’s just a reality we have to live with," Canty said. "Sometimes I think people don’t even realize we’re human."

Spotlight, microscope, whatever you call it, when someone like Tiger Woods gets caught in it, what follows is very much like rubbernecking. Except car accident curiosity is usually accompanied by empathy, not glee or viciousness.

Rudolph Valentino said it best in the dawn of the Celebrity Age. "You Americans build people up just to tear them down."

Now, in the high noon of the Celebrity Age, we have a new national sport. TMZ.com, the entertainment gossip-as-news organization that brought us the relentless scandal details around Michael Jackon’s death and Tiger Woods’ car/marriage crash, is launching an all-sports site, with Twitter and email alerts and all the other stuff so we can all be paparazzi.

The Chris Canty Camp of Champions 2009

Dates: June 24-26, 2010
Location: Charlotte Latin School - Charlotte, North Carolina
Grades: Rising Grades 3 through 10
Times: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Program #: 407 

The Chris Canty Camp of Champions will be held on the campus of the Charlotte Latin School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Chris, a former Charlotte Latin Hawk, is now #99 Defensive End of the New York Giants. He will be co-hosting his camp with the Head Coach of the Charlotte Latin Hawks, Coach Larry McNulty. Current and former NFL players. The Chris Canty Camp of Champions is committed to elevating the quality of youth football skills. The camp will be held on Thursday - Saturday 8am to 1pm (snacks will be provided). Boys ages 8-14 are eligible for participation.

Chris Canty Camp of Champions Football Camps are non-contact, fundamental football camps designed to improve a child’s beginning, intermediate, or advanced skill level. Fundamentals of all positions on offense, defense and special teams will be taught in addition to life skills such as teamwork, communication, sportsmanship and the importance of education. Participants will be grouped based on age and skill level. Campers will need to wear athletic clothes and shoes.

Coaches: Coach Larry McNulty, CLS Varsity Football Head Coach and the staff of the Chris Canty Camp of Champions. Each member of the coach will bring a specific set of skills to the camp and the ability to share techniques and philosophies with the campers on a level in whic they understand.

In order to register for The Chris Canty Camp of Champions visit Charlotte Latin Summer Programs.  

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A COMPREHENSIVE FOOTBALL TRAINING CAMP FOR OUR LOCAL YOUTH  AND A SPECIAL COOKOUT AND AUTOGRAPH SESSION WITH CHRIS AND MANY OTHER FORMER AND CURRENT NFL PLAYERS. ALL PROCEEDS  WILL BE DONATED TO THE CHARLOTTE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE.

THE COOKOUT AND AUTOGRAPH SESSION
JUNE 26th
CHARLOTTE LATIN SCHOOL
FROM 1:00 PM TO 4:00 PM
Camp sponsors and donations are needed
For more information please contact:
Joe Canty at jcanty@2dmstudios.com or
Christy Marino at christy.marino@hubinternational.com