NFL Players to Wear Custom Cleats in Week 13 in Support of Various Causes

November 29, 2016   ·   Adam Wells   ·   Jump to comments

The NFL is allowing its players to wear custom cleats for games in Week 13 as part of the My Cause, My Cleats campaign to help raise awareness for various causes.  
Per Jon Machota of the Dallas Morning News, Dallas Cowboys tight end Gavin Escobar will use his cleats as a platform to draw attention to testicular cancer during Thursday's game against the Minnesota Vikings:
Escobar was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2010 during his freshman year at San Diego State but noted on Twitter earlier this year he's been free of the disease for more than six years. 
Speaking to Machota about the slogan on his cleats, Escobar described how he ended up with that particular one: "There were a couple slogans [to pick from], so I picked the feeling nuts one. I know they tried to get that to stick a couple years ago. I saw it and thought it was a good one."
Escobar also said he wanted to ensure no one felt ashamed to visit a doctor and get checked ...

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