Cleat-Worthy Causes
According to NFL stats, for this year’s My Cause My Cleats game, about 21 percent of players chose social-justice causes, 17 percent focused on youth, and 13 percent addressed cancer awareness and prevention. Other cleats showcased homelessness, anti-bullying efforts, animal cruelty, and homelessness. After the game, many players auction off the customized kicks to support their causes.
Cyd Zeigler, co-founder of OutSports.com, expressed frustration that no NFL player has yet chosen an LGBTQ cause for cleat promotion—while decrying the attention given to FCA, which Zeigler calls “anti-gay.” In its faith statement, FCA declares that “marriage is exclusively the union of one man and one woman.”
