FOXBOROUGH — Twenty Patriots will be giving running back James White a run for his “Sweet Feet’’ nickname Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings.
Coach Bill Belichick and 19 players will be participating in the NFL’s third annual “My Cause, My Cleats’’ campaign — an initiative that allows philanthropic passions to come to life through a pair of customized cleats or, in Belichick’s case, sneakers. The Patriots will sport them only in Week 13, representing several charitable causes from intellectual and developmental disabilities (Best Buddies) to single-parent support services (One Family) to animal rights (MSPCA Angell).
A look at some of the participating Patriots and their charitable causes:
Devin and Jason McCourty — Players Coalition and Embrace Kids Foundation
After donning matching pairs the past two years, with one cleat dedicated to social injustice and the other to sickle cell, the Patriots’ twin brothers decided to switch things up this season.