London NFLers turn cleats into canvas of support for national youth charity [Video]

Two London-born professional footballers are using a long-running NFL initiative to show support for a national youth charity.

It comes as part of the NFL’s My Cause My Cleats initiative, in which players don custom-designed footwear for the season’s 13th and 14th weeks to advocate causes meaningful to them. Players can then auction the cleats off in support of the organizations they’re championing.

London artist Briony Douglas partnered up with London-born brothers Chase and Sydney Brown for the campaign after being contacted by NFL Canada.

Chase, a running back for the Cincinnati Bengals, and Sydney, a safety for the Philadelphia Eagles, laced up in support of Kids Help Phone, the nationwide charity that operates a 24-7 crisis line for youth in distress.

Chase also wore a second set of cleats, not designed by Douglas, in support of Eagles Autism Foundation.

Briony Douglas is an artist with ties to London with new art on display on the football …