(Agoura Hills, California) - A former Michigan City High School football star will be plugging a local charity during an upcoming NFL game.

 

Braden Fiske, who now plays defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams, will be wearing custom cleats representing the local Boys & Girls Club during this Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

 

The promotion is part of the NFL’s “My Cause My Cleats” campaign.

 

“It’s an important cause to me,” said Fiske in a video produced by the Rams.  “Every kid deserves to have a chance to have a safe haven, you know, after school to have mentors, to get support academically and socially outside of school.”

 

Fiske’s specially designed shoes are blue and white with stars and prominently feature “Boys & Girls Club of La Porte County,” the organization’s logo, as well as this region’s area code, 219. Fiske said a college classmate from his days at Western Michigan, Blake Bosma, came up with the design.

 

In a press conference recently, Fiske admitted that he has always worn all-white cleats, but after donning a more stylish shoe a couple of weeks ago, he recorded his first sack of the season. Perhaps the My Cause cleats will also help his stat line, and hopefully the publicity does some good for the local Boys & Girls Club. Click HERE to learn more or to donate.