Saints QB Drew Brees & Vikings RB Adrian Peterson Named 2008 FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year

FedEx (NYSE: FDX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) and the NFL today announced the winners of the sixth
annual FEDEX AIR & GROUND(R) NFL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR AWARDS
at a press conference in Tampa Bay, site of Super Bowl XLIII.

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Quarterback DREW BREES of the New Orleans Saints was named the
FedEx Air NFL Player of the Year.

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Running back ADRIAN PETERSON of the Minnesota Vikings was named
the FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Year.

In honor of the winners' outstanding play, FedEx is donating $25,000 to
the Safe Kids USA coalitions in New Orleans and Minneapolis, the local
chapters in each player's market. In addition, the Tampa Safe Kids
coalition received a $25,000 donation the week before Super Bowl XLIII.

For the fifth season in a row, the Air & Ground program was a win for
the local community. As part of this season's Air & Ground program,
FedEx teamed up with Safe Kids USA - a national non-profit organization
that works to prevent accidental injury among children - to deliver safe
kids. Throughout the season, FedEx made weekly $1,000 donations in the
names of the Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week to their local Safe
Kids coalitions to fund pedestrian safety improvements.

FedEx also hosted special safety education events at a series of
elementary schools in NFL markets to educate students about pedestrian
safety.

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In Tampa, the police helped identify an area around Sulphur
Springs Elementary that was susceptible to speeding, so part of
FedEx's $25,000 donation was used to install speed tables around the
area to slow down traffic.

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In Dallas, the Safe Kids coalition used data on local motor
pedestrian collisions to identify Arcadia Park Elementary school as
the host for future education programming because the location ranked
highest in motor pedestrian collisions.

This year, FedEx surpassed the $1 million mark in funding to create
safer communities for children as part of the Air & Ground Program.

OUTSTANDING AIR & GROUND PERFORMANCES

Brees demonstrated his offensive air attack leading the NFL in pass
attempts (635), pass completions (413), passing yards (5,069) and
completions of 25 yards or more (35). His 5,069 passing yards establish
him as the second player in NFL history to surpass the 5,000 yard mark.
Brees is the only Saint to pass for more than 4,000 yards in three
consecutive seasons and his 34 touchdowns are a franchise record. Brees'
season began with a 24-20 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in which
he completed 23 of 32 passes for 343 yards and three touchdowns. Brees
posted ten 300+ yard performances, tying an NFL record, including two
games where he surpassed the 400-yard mark. Brees was nominated for five
FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week awards in 2008, winning twice.

Peterson became the first Vikings running back to earn an NFL rushing
title with 1,760 yards. The 1,760 rushing yards and his ten 100-yard
games established new franchise single-season rushing records in both
categories. Peterson averaged 110.0 yards per game on the ground in 2008
to break his own Vikings record for a season set in 2007 at 96.0 yards
per game. Peterson also became the fifth player in NFL history to rush
for 3,000+ yards in their first two seasons. Continuing to demonstrate
his dominance in the field, Peterson amassed 192 yards and one touchdown
on 30 carries in the Vikings' Week 10 28-27 win over the Green Bay
Packers. Peterson was nominated for four FedEx Ground NFL Player of the
Week awards in 2008, winning three times.

Brees and Peterson were selected from a panel of three finalists in each
of their respective Air and Ground categories. The finalists were chosen
by a panel of NFL experts based on the season's fan voting. The other
FedEx Air NFL Players of the Year finalists were quarterbacks PEYTON
MANNING of the Indianapolis Colts and KURT WARNER of the
Arizona Cardinals, while the FedEx Ground NFL Players of the Year
finalists included running backs MICHAEL TURNER of the Atlanta
Falcons and DE ANGELO WILLIAMS of the Carolina Panthers.

More than 1,156,000 fan votes were cast at NFL.com from Monday, January
5 through Friday, January 23, to decide the winners.

Former winners of the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year Award
include:

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(2007) Green Bay Packers QB BRETT FAVRE and Jacksonville
Jaguars RB FRED TAYLOR

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(2006) New Orleans Saints QB DREW BREES and San Diego Chargers
RB LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON

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(2005) Bengals QB CARSON PALMER and Seattle Seahawks RB SHAUN
ALEXANDER

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(2004) Indianapolis Colts QB PEYTON MANNING and New York Jets
RB CURTIS MARTIN

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(2003) Indianapolis Colts QB PEYTON MANNING and Green Bay
Packers RB AHMAN GREEN

About FedEx

FedEx, the premier global provider of transportation, e-commerce and
supply-chain management services, is the Official Delivery Service
Sponsor of the NFL, Super Bowl and Pro Bowl. Through the weekly FedEx
Air and Ground awards, FedEx recognizes those NFL players who represent
the same speed, precision and teamwork that their customers have come to
expect from the full range of FedEx air, ground, freight and
international shipping services, delivering safer kids in the process.
With thousands of trucks out on the roads each day, FedEx is committed
to improving pedestrian safety for children, by funding education
programs and environmental improvements, from signage and crosswalks to
pedestrian walkways near schools and playgrounds.

Below are the 2008 FedEx Air & Ground weekly winners from regular season
play:

2008 FEDEX AIR & GROUND NFL
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
AIR GROUND
Wk 1 Donovan McNabb, PHI Michael Turner, ATL
Wk 2 Aaron Rodgers, GB Darren McFadden, OAK
Wk 3 Philip Rivers, SD Ronnie Brown, MIA
Wk 4 Brett Favre, NYJ Larry Johnson, KC
Wk 5 Ben Roethlisberger, PIT Clinton Portis, WAS
Wk 6 Philip Rivers, SD Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX
Wk 7 Trent Edwards, BUF Clinton Portis, WAS
Wk 8 Drew Brees, NO Clinton Portis, WAS
Wk 9 Kurt Warner, ARI Adrian Peterson, MIN
Wk 10 Jay Cutler, DEN Adrian Peterson, MIN
Wk 11 Kurt Warner, ARI Ryan Grant, GB
Wk 12 Drew Brees, NO Michael Turner, ATL
Wk 13 Jay Cutler, DEN Peyton Hillis, DEN
Wk 14 Jay Cutler, DEN DeAngelo Williams, CAR
Wk 15 Tarvaris Jackson, MIN Adrian Peterson, MIN
Wk 16 Peyton Manning, IND Derrick Ward, NYG
Wk 17 Chad Pennington, MIA LaDainian Tomlinson, SD

SOURCE: FedEx

NFL
Joanna Hunter, 212-450-2449
joanna.hunter@nfl.com
or
FedEx
Jennifer Caccavo, 901-434-7766
jennifer.caccavo@fedex.com

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