Okay, so I kept seeing this question pop up, or maybe just noticed it myself during games: why’s AJ Brown rocking pink cleats sometimes? It stood out, you know? Not the usual team colors all the time.
First time I really clocked it, I thought, maybe it’s just a fashion choice? Some guys like flashy gear. But it seemed kinda specific, that bright pink. It wasn’t like a one-off thing either, saw it multiple times over different seasons.
So, I started paying a bit more attention. Watched some Eagles games specifically looking at his feet, kinda silly I know. Then October hit. And suddenly, bam, pink everywhere. Pink towels, pink gloves, pink cleats on tons of players across the whole league. That’s when the first piece clicked into place for me. It’s the NFL’s Breast Cancer Awareness thing, right? The ‘Crucial Catch’ campaign. They do it every October. So, okay, that explained some of it. Mystery partly solved.
But here’s the thing… I felt like I’d seen him wear pink outside of October too. Maybe I was misremembering? Or was there something else? It bugged me a little, felt like I only had half the story.
I did a bit more digging. Not like super deep research, just casual stuff, reading articles after games, checking out player interviews when I came across them. Watched some post-game press stuff. And I stumbled across mentions of his daughters. He talks about them sometimes.
Then I saw it mentioned somewhere, maybe an interview clip or a social media comment recap, I can’t recall exactly where I landed on it. He apparently wears pink sometimes as a shout-out to his daughters. Like, ‘girl dad’ kinda vibe. That made sense too.
So, it wasn’t just one single reason, which is usually how these things go. It’s a mix.
- Part of it is definitely the big league-wide push for Breast Cancer Awareness in October. That’s pretty clear.
- And another part seems to be personal, a nod to his family, specifically his daughters.
Took a bit of noticing and connecting the dots over time. Wasn’t just a quick search answer, more like observing patterns during the season and picking up bits of info here and there. Makes more sense now when I see the pink cleats pop up.
