I am so happy to see that the NFL is doing their part to support Breast Cancer Awareness month! You all know I don't really watch football, but C just happened to inform me that the NFL players, coaches and and referees are all decked out in pink today during all the games!!! And it's happening all month long! Pink ribbons, cleats, armbands, towels on the bench, pink coin toss coins, a ribbon painted on the field. It's all part of the NFL's Breast Cancer Awarensss campaign cleverly titled "A Crucial Catch." Gotta love this amazing effort.
What's even better is that it doesn't end there. All the apparel worn by players and coaches will be auctioned off at the end of the month, with proceeds benefitting the American Cancer Society and individual team charities. The NFL says, "This is an issue that has directly touched the lives of so many in the NFL family, and we are committed to helping make a difference in breast-cancer prevention." Visit NFL.com/pink and Making Strides to learn more about what you can do to help.
As an aside, I thought I'd share that we had a little laugh when I read an article online stating that the "zebras" were also sporting their pink ribbons. "What does a zebra have to do with football?" was my obvious response. C promptly informed me that zebra is a term for the referees! Silly me.....
Images Courtesy of [NFL.com] and [Examiner.com]
6 comments:
Loved seeing this as well! Breast cancer has affected everyone in some shape or form, and I love to see these tough guys wearing pink!
I was really really excited about it too! I heard that later in the month, you'll be able to purchase Pink Awareness items with individual team logos!
Yes, saw this tonight as we watched football... nothing like seeing football players sporting pink! awesome idea!
We were watching one of the games before dinner last night, and I thought WOW!!!! I was very proud to see it=)
It definitely was awesome to see all the pink. Loved it. Even the captain patches were pink!
Ok. this is AWESOME! Love it. oh.. and your blog!
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