BEREA, OHIO – 35 Browns players, Head Coach Kevin Stefanski (Keeper's Foundation) and three assistant coaches will rock custom footwear by participating in the league's annual My Cause My Cleats campaign. Their powerful stories with signature meanings will be showcased pregame and throughout the team's Week 13 matchup against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High on Monday Night Football.
For the ninth consecutive year, the player-led campaign is a sync between the NFL and players allowing them to link with artists and represent their respective philanthropic organizations, passions, and movements in stadiums across the league. This year, Browns players and coaches will shed light towards healthcare accessibility, education/academic enrichment, military appreciation, social justice, youth sports engagement, gun violence, youth empowerment, and more.
The Browns collaborated with Jonathan Hrusovsky, the artist behind "Hrusovsky's Custom Kicks," a Cleveland-based venture specializing in hand-painted, one-of-a-kind designs on footwear and other sporting equipment. His portfolio includes collaborations with the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, MLB All-Star Weekend, and the Cleveland Guardians. This year, he is customizing cleats for CB Denzel Ward, offensive line coach Andy Dickerson, offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey, CB Martin Emerson Jr.,WR Jerry Jeudy, RB Jerome Ford, assistant defensive line coach Jordan Thomas, CB Cameron Mitchell, DT Maurice Hurst II, WR Cedric Tillman, QB Bailey Zappe and CB Mike Ford Jr. The team also worked with nationally acclaimed artist Soles by Sir of Miami, Fla.
DT Maurice Hurst II will support the club's Stay in the Game! Attendance Network, where he holds the role of ambassador for the 2024 season. The program aims to encourage regular attendance and eliminate chronic absenteeism in schools across Northeast Ohio. During a Browns Give Back visit earlier this month, 10 students with improved attendance from Orchard Park Academy had the opportunity to help Hurst II customize his cleats. Following the visit, those students received news that they will be gifted a pair of custom air force 1's that will mimic Hurst's cleats. Six players will highlight their respective organizations, including LB Jordan Hicks (True Strength Ability Awareness); K Dustin Hopkins (The Well Foundation); S Rodney McLeod Jr. (Change Our Future); LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah* (NKWA Foundation); CB Denzel Ward(Make Them Know Your Name—MTKYN); QB Jameis Winston (Jameis Winston Dream Forever Foundation).
*Denotes player on injured reserve
Over 1,000 players and coaches have engaged in the initiative, making this year noteworthy as players plan to spotlight causes close to their hearts. Players can choose to raise funds for their causes by auctioning their cleats off at NFL Auction, where the proceeds will be donated to their respective charities.
Check out the full list of Browns' players/coaches and their causes below:
| Player | Cause | Charity |
|---|---|---|
| S D'Anthony Bell | Depression | Mental Health America of Georgia |
| LG Joel Bitonio | Pediatric Cancer | A Kid Again |
| LB Mohamoud Diabate | Education | Mali Rising Foundation |
| G Michael Dunn | Ulcerative Colitis | Crohn's and Colitis Foundation |
| CB Martin Emerson Jr. | Gun Violence | Everytown |
| RB Jerome Ford | Gun Violence | Everytown |
| CB Mike Ford Jr. | Youth Sports | Student Athletes Leading Tomorrow (Salt) |
| DE Myles Garrett | Sclerosis | National Multiple Sclerosis Society |
| DT Shelby Harris | Veterans Affairs | FireIce Frogs Corporation |
| LB Jordan Hicks | Personal Foundation | True Strength Ability Awareness |
| RB Nyheim Hines | Muscular Dystrophy | Muscular Dystrophy Association |
| K Dustin Hopkins | Autism Awareness | The Well Foundation |
| LB Khaleke Hudson | Gun Violence | The Karlie Short Better Tomorrow Foundation |
| LS Charley Hughlett | Childhood Sickness | Project NICU |
| DT Maurice Hurst II | Education | Stay in the Game! Attendance Network |
| WR Jerry Jeudy | Trisomy 18 | Trisomy 18 Foundation |
| T Dawand Jones | Breast Cancer | Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation |
| S Rodney McLeod Jr. | Youth Education & Empowerment | Change Our Future |
| CB Cameron Mitchell | Prostate Cancer | American Cancer Society Ohio |
| CB Greg Newsome II | Gun Violence, Youth Empowerment | DNA Level C Boxing Club |
| TE David Njoku | Burn Victim Awareness | American Burn Association |
| DE Ogbo Okoronkwo | Autism Awareness | Easterseals |
| LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah | Community Development | NKWA Foundation |
| LB Winston Reid | Breast Cancer | American Cancer Society Ohio |
| RB Pierre Strong Jr. | Autism Awareness | Arkansas Autism Foundation |
| LS Rex Sunahara | Veterans Affairs | Tunnel to Towers |
| QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson | Cancer | NEGU |
| S Juan Thornhill | Depression | American Foundation for Suicide Prevention |
| WR Cedric Tillman | Community Empowerment | Random Acts of Kindness Everywhere (RAKE) |
| CB Denzel Ward | Heart Health | Make Them Know Your Name |
| T Jedrick Wills Jr. | Social Justice | Urban League of Greater Cleveland |
| QB Jameis Winston | Youth Education & Empowerment | Jameis Winston Dream Forever Foundation |
| WR Michael Woods II | Black Fathers | Black Father's Foundation |
| QB Bailey Zappe | Youth Empowerment | Boys and Girls Club of Victoria |
| G Zak Zinter | Pediatric Brain Cancer | ChadTough Dream Forever Foundation |
| Offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey | Dyslexia awareness | International Dyslexia Association |
| Offensive line coach Andy Dickerson | Blood donation | American Red Cross |
| Assistant defensive line coach Jordan Thomas | Dementia/Alzheimers | Alzheimers Foundation of America |
For more information on the Browns' My Cause My Cleats efforts for the 2024 season, visit https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/community/mycausemycleats.
