The Tampa Bay Buccaneers to Advocate for 45-Plus Charitable Causes Through the NFL’s 2023 ‘My Cause My Cleats’ Initiative 

The time has arrived. Like Christmas morning, boxes are arriving to locker rooms around the league, ready to be unveiled. On Sunday, December 3, more than 60 players, coaches and staff from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will participate in the NFL’s annual My Cause My Cleats campaign, an initiative created for NFL players to reveal their passions off the field and to wear their heart on their cleats. Players choose a cause that has personally impacted their own lives and display that chosen organization or foundation on custom designed cleats. Buccaneers’ players and staff will showcase a myriad of colors and personalized art supporting 45-plus different charitable organizations when Tampa Bay faces the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, December 3 in Week 13.

Starting on Tuesday, Buccaneers’ players will reveal the stories behind their personalized cleats, along with images of the specialized designs using the hashtag #MyCauseMyCleats. The Buccaneers worked closely with Stadium Custom Kicks, Soles By Sir and Sean Vergara to create this year’s campaign designs. 2023 marks the eighth consecutive season that NFL players are raising awareness for non-profit organizations and causes off the field, with more than 1,000 players throughout the league annually participating. My Cause My Cleats will be celebrated around the NFL leading into the holiday season during all Week 13 games.

During the Bucs’ Sunday contest against the Panthers at Raymond James Stadium, Head Coach Todd Bowles will wear specially designed sneakers representing Autism Speaks – an organization dedicated to bettering understanding and acceptance of people with autism, along with advancing research into causes and improving interventions for autism spectrum disorder and related conditions – in support of his son Tyson. In addition, Owner/Co-Chairman Joel Glazer, General Manager Jason Licht, Assistant General Manager John Spytek, Assistant General Manager Mike Greenberg, Director of Player Personnel Mike Biehl, Director of Player Personnel Rob McCartney, Director of Football Operations Shelton Quarles, and Inside Linebackers Coach/Pass Game Coordinator Larry Foote, will all be donning sneakers in support of the National CMV Foundation. Spytek co-founded the National CMV Foundation with his wife, Kristen, in honor of their daughter, Evelyn Grace, who passed away from CMV in 2014. Vice President of Football Research Jacqueline Davidson will be representing Black Girls Code on her…