The Art of the NFL’s “My Cause, My Cleats”

This Sunday, supporting charities chosen by the players

Jeff Gorra

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Artist Waves

3 min readDec 1, 2017

Believe it or not, there is art in the NFL.

Though present day NFL flaunts innovative new helmets, and shiny jerseys of all colors — embedded with the swoosh insignia, it’s the cleats that have become the most compelling part of the uniform. Furthermore, its the only element that allows the player to get creative and express himself. Over the past three years, the NFL’s biggest names such as; Antonio Brown, Odell Beckham Jr. and Von Miller have all teamed up with the renowned artist such as Kickasso, to design their own pre-game and in-game footwear — sometimes sporting two different pairs per game.

This week, in the midst of a WWE meets a circus meets the bad news bears type of season, the NFL is holding one of its most important weekends, My Cause, My Cleats. In this, players are encouraged to customize their cleats and have them marked with a charity or foundation near and dear to their hearts.

Here we take a look at some of the most artistic cleats you will see on Sunday, and the organizations they showcase: