Congressman Mike Haridopolos Delivers Floor Speech Recognizing Two Cocoa High Graduates Facing Off in the Super Bowl

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, Congressman Mike Haridopolos (FL-08) delivered a speech on the Floor of the House of Representatives to recognize two graduates of Cocoa High School. Jawaan Taylor of the Kansas City Chiefs and C.J. Gardner-Johnson of the Philadelphia Eagles, who will be facing off in the Super Bowl this weekend.  

A video of Rep. Haridopolos’ speech can be found here.

The full remarks are below:  

Mr. Speaker, I rise today with great pride, to recognize two remarkable athletes from our community: C.J. Gardner-Johnson of the Philadelphia Eagles and Jawaan Taylor of the Kansas City Chiefs, who are facing off this weekend in Super Bowl 59.

These two extraordinary athletes, who are actually cousins, started their journeys at Cocoa High School and continued their football careers at the University of Florida. Now they are making their hometown proud as we watch them take opposite sides of the field in the biggest game of the year.

Their story is one of hard work, perseverance, and excellence: values that define Brevard County. This year continues a remarkable tradition as this marks the fifth consecutive year that Brevard has been represented in the Super Bowl, proving that our community is home to some of the best athletes in the country.

To Jawaan – Go Chiefs!

and To C.J. – Go Birds!

Good luck to both of you, your hometown is always behind you.  

Go Tigers!