During Week 13 and 14 of the National Football League (NFL) season, players reveal their passions outside of football and “wear their hearts on their feet through My Cause My Cleats.”
Players wear custom designed cleats representing their chosen cause or organization(s).
Below are some of the players advocating for various mental health awareness organizations or initiatives with their “My Cause My Cleats”. Check out the players and the organizations they are supporting:
Atlanta Falcons
Calais Campbell, Elephant in the Room, Inc.
Jaylin Hawkins, Silence the Shame
Carolina Panthers
Chandler Zavala, the Anxiety & Depression Association of America
Frankie Luvu, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Hayden Hurst, Hayden Hurst Family Foundation
Chicago Bears
Gervon Dexter, National Alliance For Children's Grief
Jaylon Jones, Coffee, Hip Hop & Mental Health
Dallas Cowboys
Hunter Luepke, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Tyler Biadasz, Center of Change Foundation
Indianapolis Colts
Jelani Woods, Marcel Dabo, Trevor Denbow, and Zack Moss, Kicking the Stigma
Darren Hall, advocating for substance abuse and mental health services
Houston Texans
Lance McCutcheon, Jed Foundation
Jacksonville Jaguars
Kansas City Chiefs
Clyde Edwards-Helaire, mental health and PTSD focused organizations
Las Vegas Raiders
John Jenkins, Active Minds
Los Angeles Rams
Jordan Fuller, RADical Hope
Kobie Turner, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Miami Dolphins
River Cracraft, Hilinski’s Hope
New York Giants
Daniel Jones, Mission 34
New York Jets
Laken Tomlinson, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Micheal Clemons and Solomon Thomas, The Defensive Line
Philadelphia Eagles
Britain Covey, Bridle Up Hope: The Rachel Covey Foundation
Pittsburgh Steelers
Tariq Carpenter, ADHD awareness
Seattle Seahawks
Charles Cross, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Tyreke Smith, Jed Foundation
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jamel Dean, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Nick Leverett, Protect the Mental LLC
Washington Commanders
Cody Barton, Yellow for Life
Efe Obada, Mind UK