Philadelphia police officer plays football with kids

PHILADELPHIA (WTXF) A video of a Philadelphia police officer playing football with children in the city's Germantown section quickly went viral on social media.

Melanie Wright shared the video with several photos on her Facebook page on Monday saying that the officer played football with her nephews and a few other boys. He also sat them down and talked to them about doing well in school.

As of this writing, the post has been shared over 2,000 times. The Philadelphia Police Department even shared the post.

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