On Sunday, Baltimore Ravens long snapper Tyler Ott will be one of eight Ravens on the field sporting custom cleats. For his “My Cause, My Cleats,” Ott selected March of Dimes, something he’s been connected to for just over 31 years when he was born a month premature and spent 10 days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Though Ott was a month early, he was a fully developed preemie. Originally, doctors were going to administer Ott Surfaxin, which is used to treat or prevent respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in a premature baby whose lungs have not fully developed.