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A number of Texans players will be wearing custom cleats for the NFL's second annual "My Cause, My Cleats" campaign in Week 13.
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Tom Savage's orange cleats decorated with surfboards are as bright as the little girl they will honor on Sunday. His 13-year-old cousin, Sydney Nihill, is battling leukemia for the second time in nearly three years. Savage's chose orange for his cleats, like the ribbon for leukemia awareness, and designed his shoes to represent his cousin.
"It's got little surfboards on it, that's kind of her logo, and it says, 'No one fights alone,' Savage said. "She's just my biggest idol in this world. She really is. If you met her, she'd come in here with a full smile on her face. She really puts everything in perspective. She's a really tough girl and I couldn't even imagine going through what she's going through at that age."
Savage checks in regularly with his cousin via FaceTime and Snapchat. She recently received a bone marrow transplant from her older sister, who will be attending Drexel University on a full basketball scholarship. Savage can't help but be inspired by Nihill, her family, and the challenges that leukemia patients face daily.
"She really is just the most positive person in the world," Savage said. "She'll be in the hospital until Christmas and then when she beats it she'll be out of it."
Savage hopes to use his platform to spread awareness about leukemia and to support the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Leukemia Foundation.
Through the My Cause My Cleats campaign, Texans players helped design cleats for Week 13 which support the causes and organizations they care about.
100 Black Men of America
100 Black Men of America
American Heart Association
American Heart Association
The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Houston
The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Houston
Man Up & Go
Man Up & Go
Sunshine Kids
Sunshine Kids
The Brian Cushing Foundation
The Brian Cushing Foundation
The Boys & Girls Club
The Boys & Girls Club
Fifth Ward Enrichment Program
Fifth Ward Enrichment Program
Brain Cancer Awareness
Brain Cancer Awareness
Mental Health America of Greater Houston
Mental Health America of Greater Houston
The United Way of Greater Houston
The United Way of Greater Houston
AVDA - Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse
AVDA - Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse
AFWB Foundation Inc
AFWB Foundation Inc
Pro Vision Charter School
Pro Vision Charter School
Stomp Out Bullying
Stomp Out Bullying
Suicide & Depression Prevention
Suicide & Depression Prevention
AVDA - Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse
AVDA - Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse
PLAY 60
PLAY 60
Alzheimer's Association
The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Houston
The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Houston
NGWA National Association
NGWA National Association
Houston Food Bank & YMCA of Greater Charlotte
Houston Food Bank & YMCA of Greater Charlotte
Fernside
Fernside
Fifth Ward Enrichment Program
Fifth Ward Enrichment Program
WithMerci Foundation
WithMerci Foundation
The Chauncy Glover Project
The Chauncy Glover Project
PLAY 60
PLAY 60
Tyler's Light & Special Olympics Texas
Tyler's Light & Special Olympics Texas
The National Kidney Foundation
The National Kidney Foundation
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Leukemia Foundation
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Leukemia Foundation
Barbara Bush Literacy Foundation
Barbara Bush Literacy Foundation
National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
The National Kidney Foundation
The National Kidney Foundation
Kids Beating Cancer
Kids Beating Cancer
Lupus & Diabetes
Lupus & Diabetes
Project Unify
Project Unify
Child Advocates
Child Advocates
