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09-14-2016, 12:21 AM
NFL to let players write messages on cleats, but only for one week
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A handful of NFL players risked fines this weekend for writing 9/11 tributes on their cleats, a move which violates the NFL's uniform regulations.
The NFL will lift those regulations during Week 13, according toSports Illustrated's Jonathan Jones, (http://www.si.com/nfl/2016/09/12/nfl-cleats-week-13-cause-marketing) and allow players to promote a charitable cause on their cleats over the Dec. 4 weekend.
But, this being the NFL, there are still some rules, of course.
SEE ALSO: NFL players hold national anthem protests on opening Sunday (http://mashable.com/2016/09/11/nfl-national-anthem-protests/)
First, players must have their particular cause approved by the NFL before Week 13. The league will still have a chance to "determine the legitimacy of the cause," Jones writes.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/13/nfl-cleats-uniform-regulations/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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A handful of NFL players risked fines this weekend for writing 9/11 tributes on their cleats, a move which violates the NFL's uniform regulations.
The NFL will lift those regulations during Week 13, according toSports Illustrated's Jonathan Jones, (http://www.si.com/nfl/2016/09/12/nfl-cleats-week-13-cause-marketing) and allow players to promote a charitable cause on their cleats over the Dec. 4 weekend.
But, this being the NFL, there are still some rules, of course.
SEE ALSO: NFL players hold national anthem protests on opening Sunday (http://mashable.com/2016/09/11/nfl-national-anthem-protests/)
First, players must have their particular cause approved by the NFL before Week 13. The league will still have a chance to "determine the legitimacy of the cause," Jones writes.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/13/nfl-cleats-uniform-regulations/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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