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Giants' Saquon Barkley raising awareness for rare disease, 22Q, impacting his niece with 'My Cause, My Cleats' (VIDEO)

“With the help of the @NFL and the platform that I’m in right now, I want to raise awareness.” @Giants RB @saquon reveals he’s selling football cleats to raise awareness of a rare genetic disease called 22q. #GMADay #MyCauseMyCleats https://t.co/URNN9BQObB pic.twitter.com/rvi0Zxq0rb

— Good Morning America (@GMA) November 27, 2018

Giants rookie running back Saquon Barkley's cause for this upcoming weekend's NFL "My cause, my cleats" is one that hits home for his family.

Barkley will wear white and red cleats with a photo of him and his eight-year old niece niece, Amirah.