The NFL is holding its now annual “My Cause My Cleats” event the week of December 16th, with players allowed to wear their own specially designed cleats in support of a given cause. Normally the NFL requires a certain amount of uniformity, but last year the league worked with the players to develop this alternative week.
The players had an unboxing event on Tuesday and players have been sharing their cleats on Twitter. Additionally, the 49ers posted some of the cleats, along with the stories for why they’re supporting the specific cause.
The San Francisco 49ers community relations department provided a variety of cleat photos, which you can view in the gallery above. Here is a list of the causes each player is supporting, along with a link to the non-profit organization.
My Cause, My Cleats 2018
| NAME | CAUSE | NONPROFIT |
|---|---|---|
| NAME | CAUSE | NONPROFIT |
| Arik Armstead | Equal Opportunity Education | 91Six Equal Opportunity Education |
| CJ Beathard | Pediatric Cancer Awareness | Austen Everett Foundation |
| DeForest Buckner | Anti Bullying | Beyond Differences: Inspiring Youth to End Social Isolation |
| Adrian Colbert | Domestic Violence Awareness | Next Door Solutions |
| Sheldon Day | At Risk Youth | Boys & Girls Club Silicon Valley |
| Pierre Garçon | Underserved youth | Pierre Garçon Helping Hands Foundation/David Clowney Foundation |
| Marquise Goodwin | Supporting moms, newborns | March of Dimes |
| Robbie Gould | Children's Hospital | Lurie Children's Hospital Chicago |
| Richie James jr. | Special Olympics - Intellectual Disabilities | Special Olympics of Northern California |
| D.J. Jones | Homelessness, Cityteam | Cityteam |
| Kyle Juszczyk | Crohn's disease | Crohn's and Colitis Foundation |
| George Kittle | Military | Pat Tillman Foundation |
| John Lynch | Education for youth & military | John Lynch Foundation |
| Greg Mabin | Teachers | New Teacher Center |
| Cassius Marsh | Depression/Suicide Awareness | SAVE |
| Mike McGlinchey | Autism Awareness | Autism Speaks |
| Earl Mitchell | Pediatric Cancer | Connor's Cure |
| Alfred Morris | Education/Teacher Appreciation | 49ers EDU |
| Emmanuel Moseley | Foster Youth | Unity Care |
| Raheem Mostert | Melanoma Awareness | Melanoma Research Foundation |
| Kyle Nelson | Families in medical crisis | JW House |
| Dante Pettis | Mental Health/Therapeutic Arts | Drawbridge |
| Bradley Pinion | Convoy of Hope/Underserved Communities | Convoy of Hope |
| DJ Reed | Multiple Sclerosis | Multiple Sclerosis Society |
| Richard Sherman | Underserved Youth | Blanket Coverage Foundation |
| Jaquiski Tartt | Epilepsy Awareness | NorCal Epilepsy Foundation |
| Trent Taylor | Ending Sex Trafficking | End Slavery Tennessee |
| Solomon Thomas | Mental Health Awareness & Suicide Prevention | American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Semi-colon Project |
| Laken Tomlinson | Youth Football | 49ers PREP |
| Dekoda Watson | Giving Back to the Youth | Koda's Kids Foundation |