Former LSU star and current Washington Redskins safety Ryan Clark will wear these cleats Thursday night against the New York Giants to promote sickle cell anemia awareness.

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"Cure League" is Clark's foundation dedicated to raising money for sickle cell disease reach, clinical care and increased awareness. Per Redskins.com:

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In 2007 while in Denver to face the Broncos, Clark experienced severe discomfort, later finding out that he has sickle cell trait.

The strong, healthy 205-pound Clark had excruciating pain in his left side. He returned to Pittsburgh and underwent a battery of tests at UPMC. Clark’s test results found sickle cell-related damage to his spleen. Doctors performed emergency surgery to remove his spleen and gallbladder, sidelining Clark for the remainder of the Steelers’ season.

Two years later, Clark’s sister-and-law died from complications of sickle cell disease at the age of 27.

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AnotherRound•115 months

Clear plastic - no steal there bro

Tiger at Law•115 months

"On another note, didn't know you could wear steel cleats in football."

Hopefully Dillon Day won't get his hands on a pair of these bad boys

Tiger inTampa•115 months

Hope the NFL fashion police don't make him spat over them. On another note, didn't know you could wear steel cleats in football.

CarRamrod•115 months

Yea hestor, how can this be a disease when it is a evolutionary change in people that live in parts of the world where malaria is widespread?

Sid in Lakeshore•115 months

Congrats to Ryan. Well done

runningTiger•115 months

I like how he names his foundation after finding a cure. To self promoting when athletes name foundations after themselves. Even drew Brees does this. I don't like it. Can Gratz to Ryan for being unlike the other self promoters

Hester Carries•115 months

Fun fact: One side effect of sickle cell anemia is immunity to malaria, which is why so many Africans have it; those that dont have often die of malaria.

In a sense you could say Ryan Clark is pro-malaria. Might not go over as well, but you could say that...

TigerB8•115 months

He better have NFL approval first or Emperor Goodell will levy some fines.....

krehn11•115 months

Sister-in-law - grammar isn't that hard

But great for Ryan to be raising awareness

X Carter Is Fast•115 months

thats racist

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