Panthers RB pushes pink cleats
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, players all over the league beginning Sunday will be outfitted with pink gear, including towels, hats, wristbands, gloves and even cleats. There will also be a very noticeable pink-ribbon decal on the game balls.
Carolina running back DeAngelo Williams came up with the idea of pink cleats, a version of which will be worn by at least 100 players.
"That's something that's very, very important for NFL players," Williams said. "If you have a great cleat and a firm foot in the ground, you can do anything."
Williams's interest in breast cancer is intensely personal. It was diagnosed in his mother, Sandra Hill, in August 2004, and is in remission. Hill's three sisters died of breast cancer — all four women inherited the breast cancer gene from their father's side of the family, Williams said.
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