Tracy Walker wears a new pair of cleats in every football game he plays, or did at least until the Detroit Lions’ Week 3 game against the Minnesota Vikings earlier this year.
When Walker went out for pregame warmups, he felt his cleats sticking too much to the U.S. Bank Stadium turf, so he changed into a spare pair in the locker room before kickoff.
Walker assisted on a tackle on the Vikings’ first offensive snap, then tore his Achilles tendon a series later when he planted his left foot and drove to make a tackle.