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The Giants are celebrating "My Cause My Cleats" during weeks 13 and 14. Players and staff members will wear specially designed cleats or sneakers bringing attention to various causes and non-profit organizations they support.

This year, fans can vote for their favorite player designs, and the organizations of the top three vote-getters will receive a contribution to continue their work in the community.

If you vote for the eventual winner, you will have a chance to win an autographed football by that player.

Follow below to read about the different causes that players are representing.

Matt Adams - Fly Zone (Forever Lifting Youth)

Matt Adams - Fly Zone (Forever Lifting Youth)

Matt Adams is representing Fly Zone (Forever Lifting Youth) to support children with resources and programming in the cities of Cleveland and Mississippi.

Dane Belton - Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

Dane Belton - Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

Dane Belton honors Kids with Food Allergies, a division of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Kids with Food Allergies is dedicated to saving lives and reducing the burden of food allergies through support, advocacy, education, and research.

Brian Burns - Route #53 Dawg Rescue Foundation

Brian Burns - Route #53 Dawg Rescue Foundation

Brian Burns is representing his very own Route #53 Dawg Rescue Foundation which rescues neglected dogs and pairs them with loving homes.

Joshua Ezeudu - American Institute for Stuttering

Joshua Ezeudu - American Institute for Stuttering

Joshua Ezeudu is an advocate for the stuttering community and supports the American Institute for Stuttering which provides expert speech therapy and community support for people of all ages who stutter. Ezeudu regularly attends events to support children and adults with stuttering and was honored at their 2024 annual gala.

Jermaine Eluemunor - Tom Coughlin Jay Fund

Jermaine Eluemunor - Tom Coughlin Jay Fund

Jermaine Eluemunor is representing the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund which works to support families and children experiencing childhood cancer.

Tomon Fox - Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Tomon Fox - Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Tomon Fox honors his grandmother's fight with breast cancer by raising awareness for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The mission of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation is to prevent and cure breast cancer by advancing the world's most promising breast cancer research.

Elijah Garcia - Special Olympics of New Jersey

Elijah Garcia - Special Olympics of New Jersey

Elijah Garcia is representing Special Olympics New Jersey in support of their work to provide children will all abilities the opportunity to participate in sports.

Isaiah Hodgins - The Bowery Mission

Isaiah Hodgins - The Bowery Mission

Isaiah Hodgins is representing The Bowery Mission in New York City to highlight their efforts in providing valuable resources and programming to those in need throughout New York City.

Bryan Hudson - National Marrow Donor Program

Bryan Hudson - National Marrow Donor Program

Bryan Hudson is representing NMDP (formerly known as Be The Match) to honor his uncle that has a rare T-cell lymphoma and stem cell donation is critical to fighting his disease. Hudson wants to increase awareness of the life extending/saving procedures that NMDP provides to patients in need.

Jalin Hyatt - Boys and Girls Club

Jalin Hyatt - Boys and Girls Club

Jalin Hyatt supports the Boys and Girls Club's mission to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens.

Dyontae Johnson - ALS Association

Dyontae Johnson - ALS Association

Dyontae Johnson represents the ALS association to honor his Grandmother who passed away from ALS. The ALS association works to discover treatments and find a cure for ALS while serving as advocates and empowering those affected by the disease.

Theo Johnson - My Sisters’ Place

Theo Johnson - My Sisters' Place

Theo Johnson is representing My Sisters' Place, a domestic violence organization that works to end domestic violence and human trafficking through comprehensive services, advocacy, and community education. Johnson, who experienced domestic violence as a child is using his platform to help others going through a similar journey.

Casey Kreiter - Gamers Outreach

Casey Kreiter - Gamers Outreach

Casey Kreiter is highlighting the efforts of Gamers Outreach, a non-profit that provides joy to children who are going through medical treatments in hospital through video gaming.

Dexter Lawrence II - Compassion International

Dexter Lawrence II - Compassion International

Dexter Lawrence II represents Compassion International to support their mission in combating childhood poverty through faith-based programming and resources.

Drew Lock - My Sisters’ Place

Drew Lock - My Sisters' Place

Drew Lock is representing My Sisters' Place to raise awareness for their efforts to support single mothers and work to end domestic violence and human trafficking.

Dante Miller - Youth Consultation Service

Dante Miller - Youth Consultation Service

Dante Miller, who spent time in foster care as a child, is representing Youth Consultation Services (YCS) to support their work providing children across New Jersey who have been separated from their homes.

Malik Nabers - NYC Mamma’s Give Back

Malik Nabers - NYC Mamma's Give Back

Malik Nabers is representing NYC Mamma's Give Back to support mothers and families experiencing homelessness and poverty.

Rakeem Nunez-Roches - Marla’s House of Hope

Rakeem Nunez-Roches - Marla's House of Hope

Rakeem "Nacho" Nunez-Roches is representing Marla's House of hope which provides valuable resources to underserved children and families in Belize, where his family is from.

Azeez Ojulari - Boys and Girls Club of Newark

Azeez Ojulari - Boys and Girls Club of Newark

Azeez Ojulari supports the Boys and Girls Club of Newark, a non-profit organization that provides afterschool programming for young people and empowers them to achieve educational success and prepare for the future. Since joining the New York Giants, Ojulari has regularly visited the Boys and Girls Club of Newark and hosted several events during the holidays for the students and their family members.

Bobby Okereke - Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

Bobby Okereke - Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

Bobby Okereke represents the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation to raise awareness for mental health and supports their mission to provide resources for advancements in research to help those suffering mental illness.

Dru Phillips - American Cancer Society

Dru Phillips - American Cancer Society

Dru Phillips is representing the American Cancer Society to honor his grandfather's battle with Lymphoma. The American Cancer Society works to combat cancer through advocacy, research, and patient support.

Jason Pinnock - American Diabetes Association & Boys and Girls Club of Hartford

Jason Pinnock - American Diabetes Association & Boys and Girls Club of Hartford

Jason Pinnock honors his father and uncle's battle with diabetes through his representation of the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Jason is also representing the Boys and Girls Club of Hartford where he grew up attending and is a supporter of their mission to provide resources to youth.

Elijah Riley - L.I.mitless Foundation

Elijah Riley - L.I.mitless Foundation

Elijah Riley created the L.I.mitless foundation to build support systems within communities by providing access to resources, events, and skill development and lay a well-established foundation, specifically in his hometown of Long Island.

Casey Rogers - Reed’s Warriors

Casey Rogers - Reed's Warriors

Casey Rogers represents Reed's Warriors to honor his high school friend that passed away and raise awareness for suicide prevention.

Jon Runyan - Society of St. Vincent De Paul

Jon Runyan - Society of St. Vincent De Paul

Jon Runyan is representing Society of St. Vincent De Paul to support their mission in providing assistance to those experiencing homelessness.

John Michael Schmitz - Team One Four

John Michael Schmitz - Team One Four

John Michael Schmitz is representing Team One Four to honor his college teammate Casey O'Brien who has overcome his battle with cancer on five separate occasions.

Austin Schlottmann - Tara Sawyer Foundation

Austin Schlottmann - Tara Sawyer Foundation

Austin Schlottmann represents the Tara Sawyer Foundation and supports their mission to empower young athletes, children and families in need through funding and programming in memory of Tara Sawyer.

Isaiah Simmons - Leukemia Lymphoma Society & Everytown

Isaiah Simmons - Leukemia Lymphoma Society & Everytown

Isaiah Simmons represents the Leukemia Lymphoma Society to honor his grandmother who passed away from Leukemia. Simmons also represents Everytown to honor his friend that was killed by gun violence.

Darius Slayton - Vietnam Veterans of America

Darius Slayton - Vietnam Veterans of America

Darius Slayton is representing the Vietnam Veterans of America to honor his family members who served in the Vietnam War.

Ihmir Smith-Marsette - Boys and Girls Club of Newark

Ihmir Smith-Marsette - Boys and Girls Club of Newark

Ihmir Smith-Marsette is a Newark native that is representing the Boys and Girls Club of Newark to support their work in providing resources and programming for youth in Newark.

Ty Summers - Tunnel to Towers Foundation

Ty Summers - Tunnel to Towers Foundation

Ty Summers is representing the Tunnel to Towers Foundation and their mission to support our first responders and veterans.

Aaron Stinnie - The Big Man Foundation

Aaron Stinnie - The Big Man Foundation

Aaron Stinnie honors his late college offensive line coach, Jamal Powell, who passed away from a rare and aggressive form of cancer.

Kayvon Thibodeaux - The JREAM Foundation

Kayvon Thibodeaux - The JREAM Foundation

Kayvon Thibodeaux represents his own JREAM Foundation because he understands that children are our future. His foundation works to empower and invest as many resources as possible into children to ensure that they're successful in whatever life journey they decide to take.

Greg Van Roten - Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation

Greg Van Roten - Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation

Greg Van Roten honors family members he has lost to Alzheimer's by representing the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to understand the causes of Alzheimer's disease, improve the care of people living with it and find a cure.

Benton Whitley - RD 26

Benton Whitley - RD 26

Benton Whitley represents the RD 26 Foundation in honor of his friend and teammate Ryan Doyle who passed away from bone cancer.

Mike Adams - Team Adams Foundation

Mike Adams - Team Adams Foundation

Mike Adams represents TEAM ADAMS to honor his nephew (KEY LIFE) who was diagnosed with sickle cell and passed away at the age of 7.

Brian Daboll - Tom Coughlin Jay Fund

Brian Daboll - Tom Coughlin Jay Fund

Brian Daboll is representing the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund to support children and their families that are experiencing childhood cancer. Daboll and his family work closely with the Jay Fund and you will often see families at Giants practices or games.

Mike Kafka - Wait Until 8th

Mike Kafka - Wait Until 8th

Mike Kafka represents Wait Until 8th to support their mission in delaying smartphones for children until 8th grade.

Courtney Kennedy - Emily K Center

Courtney Kennedy - Emily K Center

Courtney Kennedy is representing the Emily K Center to support equitable access to educational and economic resources for students in Durham, NC.

Joann Lamneck - Foundation for Fighting Blindness

Joann Lamneck - Foundation for Fighting Blindness

Joann Lamneck represents the Foundation for Fighting Blindness to honor her sister that has been visually impaired for over twenty-five years and hopes to raise awareness and a cure for Retinitis Pigmentosa.

John Mara - Boys Hope Girls Hope

John Mara - Boys Hope Girls Hope

John Mara, Owner and President of the New York Giants, will be representing Boys Hope Girls Hope. An organization that his family has supported for decades which provides vital resources to students in underserved areas. John Mara is an executive committee member on the board of Boys Hope Girls Hope and supports their mission to provide students with the brightest future possible.

Dr. Lani Lawrence - Coalition for Food and Health Equity

Dr. Lani Lawrence - Coalition for Food and Health Equity

Dr. Lani Lawrence is representing Coalition for Food and Health Equity to help build resilient communities through integrated health and nutrition services.

Steven Tatekawa - Autism Speaks

Steven Tatekawa - Autism Speaks

Steven Tatekawa is representing Autism Speaks to honor his cousin Ady! Tatekawa and his family are big supporters for Autism Speaks because of her.

Laura Young - Buddy’s Second Chance Rescue & TRAIN NY

Laura Young - Buddy's Second Chance Rescue & TRAIN NY

Laura Young is representing Buddy's Second Chance Rescue and TRAIN NY as they are the organizations where she rescued and adopted her two dogs from.