JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Christmas came early for the Jaguars with today’s official celebration of “Unboxing Day” for the NFL’s annual My Cause My Cleats campaign. An NFL tradition, the Jaguars unveiled brand-new custom footwear for players and coaches that will showcase causes that are important to them. The Jaguars players and coaches will wear their shoes in their Week 13 matchup against the Detroit Lions this Sunday, Dec. 4.
More than 50 Jaguars players and coaches have elected to participate in the campaign this year and have worked with local and national artists to customize cleats to represent an issue or organization that is of special significance to them.
Each pair of shoes tells a personal story, and many will be donated to raise funds for their chosen organization. Participants are raising awareness for a variety of causes, from special education to cancer awareness to youth mentorship. In his rookie season, Jaguars LB Chad Muma is representing the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
“I’m representing the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation on my cleats because I want kids to know that T1D doesn’t define your life,” said Muma. “I was diagnosed with T1D when I was 13-years-old and today I’m an NFL player. If you’re living with T1D, whatever goals you have, either sports or other walks of life, just go attack it!”
Some players are raising awareness for organizations that they’ve supported since college including OL Luke Fortner and the Kentucky Children’s Hospital where he frequently volunteered, and K Riley Patterson and the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital where he completed two internships. Many players and coaches are representing causes in memory of a beloved family member.
“This season my cleats will honor my ‘Nani,’ Janie Carolyn, who recently passed away from Alzheimer’s,” said Jaguars WR Zay Jones. “She was the foundation of our family and had the biggest heart. I honor her memory, today and always.”
Jacksonville-based organizations are also represented throughout this year’s My Cause My Cleats campaign. WR Jamal Agnew is recognizing the Jacksonville Public Education Fund “The Ones” program, while OLB Josh Allen is highlighting the Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Florida with whom he recently celebrated Thanksgiving. On the sidelines, 22 members of the Jaguars coaching staff will be representing the Jaguars Foundation. QB Trevor Lawrence will recognize LiftJax and the Outeast community just next door to TIAA Bank Field.
“The future of Jacksonville is extremely important to me and my wife, Marissa, and that’s why we chose to represent LiftJax, an organization committed to bringing change and working to eliminate poverty right here in Jacksonville,” said Lawrence. “LiftJax plays a role as one of the community’s quarterbacks and as one of the Jaguars quarterbacks, I applaud and support all they are doing to improve the wellbeing of all of Jacksonville’s Eastside residents.”
See all the custom cleats here:
2022 My Cause My Cleats Participating Players
Name - # - Non-Profit
Travis Etienne 1 Lupus Foundation of America
Rayshawn Jenkins 2 Headstrong Foundation & National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition
CJ Beathard 3 First Coast Women Services of Jacksonville
Andre Cisco 5 Sulzbacher Center
Chris Claybrooks 6 Lupus Foundation of America
Zay Jones 7 Alzheimer’s Association
Logan Cooke 9 Turkeys for Tomorrow
Riley Patterson 10 St. Jude’s Childrens Research Hospital
Kendric Pryor 14 Ronald McDonald House
Tim Jones 15 Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
Trevor Lawrence 16 LiftJAX
Evan Engram 17 North Florida School of Special Education
Daniel Thomas 20 National Autism Association
JaMycal Hasty 22 National Pancreatic Cancer Foundation
Foye Oluokun 23 Lift for Life Academy
Tevaughn Campbell 29 Ronald McDonald House
Montaric Brown 30 Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Tyson Campbell 32 National Urban League
Devin Lloyd 33 Wounded Warrior Project
Gregory Junior 34 American Cancer Society
Ayo Oyelola 35 Lives not Knives
Mekhi Sargent 36 Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Tre Herndon 37 Feeding NE Florida
Jamal Agnew 39 Jacksonville Public Education Fund
Josh Allen 41 Boys & Girls Club of NE Florida
Andrew Wingard 42 Jacksonville Humane Society
Travon Walker 44 Ronald McDonald House
Ross Matiscik 46 Fuel Up to Play 60
De’Shaan Dixon 47 YMCA of Norfolk, VA
Chad Muma 48 JDRF
Arden Key 49 Boys & Girls Clubs of Decatur, GA
Shaquille Quarterman 50 TheShaqQuartermanFoundation
Davon Hamilton 52 Animal Care and Protective Services
Ty Summers 54 Make-A-Wish
Caleb Johnson 57 Good Peoples Foundation
James Murray 61 Misericordia Heart of Mercy Chicago
Brandon Scherff 68 Aiming for a Cure Foundation
Tyler Shatley 69 Sponsored by Grace & Seamark Ranch
Cole Van Lanen 70 Alzheimer’s Association
Walker Little 72 Wounded Warrior Project
Cam Robinson 74 Jacksonville Arts and Music School
Jawaan Taylor 75 Jawaan Taylor Foundation
Luke Fortner 79 Kentucky Children’s Hospital
Kevin Austin 80 Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Seth Williams 81 Salvation Army
Jaylon Moore 83 American Cancer Society
Chris Manhertz 84 Mosholu Montefiore Community Center Boys & Girls Club
Dan Arnold 85 Boys & Girls Club of Janesville, WI
Luke Farrell 89 Special Olympics
Dawuane Smoot 91 Better Dads Society
Foley Fatukasi 94 Rock the Block Foundation
Roy Robertson-Harris 95 Big Brothers Big Sisters
Corey Peters 98 Peters Educational Enrichment Project
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