Packers players participate in “My Cause My Cleats.”

Dozens of Green Bay Packers players and staff will participate in the “My Cause My Cleats” initiative this week when the team takes on the Miami Dolphins on Thanksgiving evening.

The NFL initiative encourages players across the league to wear custom cleats on game day to raise awareness for their hand-picked causes and show their support for numerous nonprofit organizations across the country.

Participating players include:

• Zayne Anderson, family member of WI
• Karl Brooks, Dementia Society of America
• Kenny Clark, US Dream Academy
• Edgerrin Cooper, “Happily Ever After Animal Sanctuary.”
• AJ Dillon, Dillon Family Foundation
• Romeo Doubs, Tricia’s Troops Cancer Connection
• John FitzPatrick, ZERO prostate cancer
• Rashan Gary, Made by Dyslexia
• Malik Heath, Homeboy Industries
• Julian Hicks, Beat the Streets Cleveland
• Elgton Jenkins, Breast Cancer Research Foundation
• Tucker Kraft, Cheyenne River Youth Project
• MarShawn Lloyd, Blue Galaxy
• Jordan Love, hands of 10ve
• Bo Melton, Boys and Girls Club of Greater Green Bay
• Arron Mosby, Boys and Girls Club of Greater Green Bay
• Josh Myers, the Jansen Myers Child Abuse Foundation
• Jayden Reed, Chicago CRED
• Sean Rhyan, American Breast Cancer Foundation
• Ben Sims, Down Syndrome Association of South Texas
• TJ Slaton, Boys and Girls Club of Broward County
• Carrington Valentine, Get Out Network
• Luke Van Ness, Stead Family Children’s Hospital
• Rasheed Walker, Youth is the Future
• Christian Watson, American Breast Cancer Foundation and Light of Life Foundation for Thyroid Cancer
• Dontayvion Wicks, friends of friends, young people and families
• Evan Williams, NAMI of Brown County
• Malik Willis, American Cancer Society
• Emanuel Wilson, NAMI of Brown County

Participating employees include:

• Derrick Ansley, Henderson-Ansley Foundation
• Sean Duggan, Down Syndrome Association
• Matt LaFleur, Valley Kids Foundation
• Joseph McKillip, Public Immunity
• Kyle Wilber, Active Minds

At the end of the campaign, participants can raise money for their cause by auctioning off their cleats at NFL Auction. Fans are invited to bid on the game-worn boots. All funds raised will be donated to each player’s chosen charity.

To bring their vision to life, players collaborated with cleat makers, designers and local artists to create their custom cleats that express their chosen purpose.

For more information about the initiative and to get a first look at some of the Packers’ cleats before Thursday, please visit https://www.packers.com/mcmc/.

Thursday’s game will also welcome violinist Lindsey Stirling to Lambeau Field at halftime for a special Thanksgiving performance. The multi-award-winning, viral top violinist, dancer and aerialist is known for her genre-bending virtuosity on the electronic violin. Stirling delights audiences with her captivating blend of pop, classical, hip-hop and electronica, as well as her exceptional talent as a dancer and meticulous attention to impactful, thematic album and video artwork.

The Thanksgiving game begins at 7:20 p.m. and will be broadcast on NBC. For more information about Gameday, visit packers.com/gameday.