Players rally around My Cause, My Cleats

It’s not unusual to see players on the field in pregame warmups with their cleats representing their city, showing their personality, or just something fun to fire them up.

For the sixth year the NFL is allowing players to represent a charity that touches them deeply in a unique manner through the league’s player cause initiative: My Cause, My Cleats.

The initiative was created for NFL players to showcase a charitable cause in order to bring attention to it, and the players take part in helping with the design of their cleats, with it encompassing the “It Takes All of Us” campaign the NFL launched.

After the players wear the cleats, they have the option to auction them off to raise money for their cause on NFL Auction, with 100 percent of the funds raised given to the charity. Fans may bid on player cleats at NFL.com/Auction.

Over 20 Steelers took part, and below are some of their stories.

Najee Harris

Cause: Da’ Bigger Picture Foundation

For Najee Harris, his cause doesn’t get any more personal. Through his own foundation, Da’ Bigger Picture Foundation, Harris is assisting underserved families in reaching their