After giving out fines to player after player for wearing custom-made cleats, the NFL finally caved and allowed players one week to wear custom cleats for various causes.
The results have been a number of great-looking cleats designated for different causes. As far as we know, more than 500 custom-made cleats have made their way on the field during week 13. Here are a few of the ones we liked the best.
A look at @Mathieu_Era's Sideline Racism cleats he'll wear Sunday to promote a world in which we have racial equality. #MyCauseMyCleats pic.twitter.com/Fy28uDdBJw
— RISE (@RISEtoWIN) November 30, 2016
ICYMI: Odell Beckham Jr.'s cleats today (via @k_obrand) pic.twitter.com/YNZ6OaVlGD
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) December 5, 2016
Reggie Bush's custom cleats honoring friend Joe McKnight. (via @mikerodak) pic.twitter.com/42EzgLz6eu
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 4, 2016
#SoleWatch #MyCauseMyCleats: @Michael31Thomas takes a stand against police brutality with custom Nike Vapor Untouchable cleats. pic.twitter.com/EUfNHIM5SU
— SoleCollector.com (@SoleCollector) December 4, 2016
Custom cleats on point 👌🏾 #MyCauseMyCleats https://t.co/NUpjv2SgSX pic.twitter.com/9RhcZJ8HhI
— Jarvis Juice Landry (@God_Son80) December 2, 2016
.@Dak's custom cleats tonight 👌 #MyCauseMyCleats
📱💻: https://t.co/WnjN3VuYXk
📺: NBC + NFLN #TNF #DALvsMIN pic.twitter.com/8rGiErRogn— NFL (@NFL) December 2, 2016
But for as many custom cleats have been for noteworthy causes, some players have just decided to wear custom cleats for the heck of it. Let’s start with Jalen Ramsey.
Custom cleat day in the NFL Jalen Ramsey rocking some timb looking cleats. @NFL pic.twitter.com/oniVJyCHF7
— Brian Chojnacki (@BroadcastingBri) December 4, 2016
Then, there was Dorial Green-Beckham.
Dorial Green-Beckham is wearing Yeezy cleats today for, in his words, the "Yeezy Foundation." Talk about #CleatsForACause pic.twitter.com/iRYxysJavT
— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) December 4, 2016
With the NFL so focused on charity, it doesn’t seem that far to find cleats that would be designed for a good cause. I’m all for NFL players getting as much freedom as possible. But for me, the moves by Landry and Green-Beckham seem pretty tone-deaf.
