Here are the causes Mahomes, Kelce and other Chiefs will support with ‘My Cause My Cleats’
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The NFL’s ‘My Cause My Cleats’ campaign returns this weekend around the league and several Kansas City Chiefs will be participating during their game against the Indianapolis Colts.
Thursday, the Chiefs shared a list that included several players and the charities or causes they will be representing this week.
The now ninth-annual ‘My Cause My Cleats’ week allows players, coaches and staff members to shine a light on causes and nonprofits they appreciate.
According to the NFL, over 1,800 players, coaches and staff will participate with support for causes like cancer awareness and prevention, health and disease awareness, social justice, youth empowerment, mental health and more.
Here’s the list of Chiefs players and causes the team shared Thursday:
| Player | Foundation | Cause |
|---|---|---|
| P Matt Araiza | Matthew Friedman Memorial Foundation | Brain Aneurysm Awareness |
| K Harrison Butker | Herzog Foundation | Christian Education |
| DE Mike Danna | Braden’s Hope for Childhood Cancer | Cancer Awareness & Prevention |
| DE Ashton Gillotte | The Lord’s Kitchen Ministries and Place of Hope | Food Insecurity, Veteran Housing, Addiction Recovery; Foster Kids, Teen Moms, Human Trafficking |
| DB Jaden Hicks | Children’s Mercy Kansas City | Cancer Awareness & Prevention |
| DT Chris Jones | Light the World Giving Machine | Food Insecurity, Health and Wellness |
| DE George Karlaftis | Kansas City Public Schools Education Foundation | Social Justice (Education, Economic Advancement, Police Relations) |
| TE Travis Kelce | Eighty-Seven and Running | Youth health & wellness, football camps and programming |
| QB Patrick Mahomes | 15 and the Mahomies Foundation | Youth health & wellness, football camps and programming |
| CB Trent McDuffie | T22 McDuffie Foundation and Solace House | Youth health & wellness, football camps and programming |
| OL Jaylon Moore | Commonwealth Impact Foundation | Hunger and food insecurity |
| DT Derrick Nnadi | American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | Mental Health |
| DT Omarr Norman-Lott | World Wildlife Fund | Defenders of wildlife |
| WR Rashee Rice | Rashee Rice Legacy Foundation | Mental Health |
| G Trey Smith | Uncornered | Street violence prevention |
| TE Robert Tonyan | Gi Gi’s Playhouse | Health disease awareness and prevention |
| CB Jaylen Watson | Best Buddies Missouri | Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities |
| TE Jared Wiley | Bridge East Temple Foundation | Youth health & wellness, football camps and programming |
| WR Xavier Worthy | The Worthy 1’s Foundation | Single moms & youth |
The NFL said fans can donate to causes of players via a partnership with Rayze and fans can also donate with bids on select game-worn cleats on NFL Auction.
For more information about the My Cause My Cleats campaign, visit here.
Chiefs and Colts will kick off at 12 p.m. CT on Sunday. It can be watched live on KCTV.
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