The Madden NFL 99 Club is an elite group of football players who have earned the highest rating a player can achieve in the video game. To celebrate this year’s class, Nike created special edition gold cleats for the athletes it backs.
Of the five athletes who earned a 99, Nike and the brands it owns sponsor four: Aaron Donald of the Los Angeles Rams, Stephon Gilmore of the New England Patriots, Christian McCaffrey of the Carolina Panthers and Michael Thomas of the New Orleans Saints.
For Donald, Nike created a new-look Force Savage Elite 2, the Nike Vapor Edge Pro 4 was reimagined for McCaffrey, and both Gilmore and Thomas were awarded remixed Jordan 10 TD cleats.