Odell Beckham Jr, Victor Cruz to wear 9/11 themed cleats for opener (Photo)
New York Giants WR’s Victor Cruz and Odell Beckham Jr. reveal pictures of specially designed 9/11 cleats they plan to wear this Sunday.
Odell Beckham Jr. and Victor Cruz are known to be two of the more stylish and fashion-conscious players in the NFL. Earlier this year, Cruz was named the world’s best-dressed athlete by Sports Illustrated’s The Fashionable 50.
Beckham has taken his teammate’s lead since then and has made a name for himself in the fashion realm as well. Earlier this week, he celebrated the launch of his brand new fashion line available exclusively at Bloomingdale’s. The collection called 13 x Twenty, is considered to be a hit among the new age of clothing, featuring modern unisex street wear including hoodies and t-shirts.
The receivers revealed they would be wearing specialized cleats to commemorate and honor 9/11 earlier this week. We finally got a sneak preview of the look through some tweets earlier Friday afternoon.
Odell Beckham Jr. and Victor Cruz are planning to wear special 9/11 cleats for Sunday's season opener. pic.twitter.com/3YhbHwbC6i
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 9, 2016
Beckham is notorious for his creative take on pre-game and in-game cleats. Last year he wore cleats that featured themes of Christmas, Charlie Brown, The Joker, and the skyline of New York. Custom cleats have become a growing trend in the league the last few years and has taken off for 2016.
Adidas Football and Kanye West have teamed up to create the hugely popular Yeezy brand shoes into cleats for pro players in 2016. We’ve already seen Von Miller don his for opening night on Thursday night, and players like DeAndre Hopkins, Adrian Peterson, and Sammy Watkins have already previewed the ones sent to them to wear.
Though the two Giants wideouts are in two different places in their career, both have benefited hugely from their involvement in fashion so far. Beckham has been blossoming as one of the premier pass catchers in the league and Cruz is looking to return to that form after only playing six games since 2014. Regardless of their situations, both Beckham and Cruz will be wearing their commemorative 9/11 cleats on Sunday to open the season against their division rival Cowboys in Arlington.
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