Patriots to debut custom cleats for a cause on Monday Night Football
Certain New England Patriots players will be wearing special custom cleats when they take on the New York Giants Monday night The NFL s My Cause My Cleats campaign let s players promotion charities and organizations that are personal to them It s a real cool week that the NFL allows us to do this noted Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez After the meeting the cleats will go up for auction with all the money going towards a charity of the athlete s choosing Wide receiver Stefon Diggs is supporting his own Diggs Deep Foundation along with the American Heart Association I lost my father to a heart condition He had congestive heart failure so I try to honor him mentioned Diggs And since I ve been in the league I reliably work with American Heart Association so I send them a lot of love and hopefully we can auction these off and make certain more money for people Gonzalez will wear cleats recognizing Kyle Cares and The Happiness Project organizations aimed at promoting prioritizing mental wellness I feel like being able to be on this platform and being able to talk about that is a real big thing to let people know it s okay to not be okay declared Gonzalez Cornerback Marcus Jones noted he is grateful to recognize causes and people that are major to him I have my foundation on there Covered By music Foundation and I also have my son s name and my girlfriend s little sister Her name is Mila and my son s name is Major so being able to you know put specific stuff together was great reported Jones Quarterback Drake Maye will also wear cleats in backing of the Special Olympics of Massachusetts The NFL began the My Cause My Cleats initiative in with hundreds of players taking part every year