Former USC legend Reggie Bush will honor one of his successors -- the late Joe McKnight -- with custom cleats on Sunday.
On Saturday, Bush tweeted a picture of the cleats, which feature an image of McKnight in his USC uniform and the dates of his birth and death.
"Cleats for tomorrow's game," said Bush, who plays for the Buffalo Bills. They will be on the West Coast to face the Oakland Raiders.
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McKnight, formerly of USC and the New York Jets, was fatally shot Thursday in what police are describing as a road-rage dispute outside New Orleans, where he was a high-school phenom. He arrived at USC in 2007, one year after Bush left school. Even though he never matched Bush's accomplishments on the field, as many expected, the two became friends over the years.
The Jets picked McKnight in the fourth round of the 2010 draft.
Bush will have to do some touch-up work before the game. The birth date on the cleats is incorrect; McKnight was born on April 16, 1988, not 1983. In a follow-up tweet, Bush said "the painter messed up, but you guys get the point." He said it will be fixed by game time.
NFL players aren't allowed to wear custom cleats, but the league is making an exception this weekend, calling it a "My Cause My Cleats" campaign. Players are permitted to promote personal causes and charitable endeavors.
The Jets will honor McKnight's memory with a moment of silence Monday night before they face the Indianapolis Colts.
On Saturday, Bush tweeted a picture of the cleats, which feature an image of McKnight in his USC uniform and the dates of his birth and death.
"Cleats for tomorrow's game," said Bush, who plays for the Buffalo Bills. They will be on the West Coast to face the Oakland Raiders.
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McKnight, formerly of USC and the New York Jets, was fatally shot Thursday in what police are describing as a road-rage dispute outside New Orleans, where he was a high-school phenom. He arrived at USC in 2007, one year after Bush left school. Even though he never matched Bush's accomplishments on the field, as many expected, the two became friends over the years.
The Jets picked McKnight in the fourth round of the 2010 draft.
Bush will have to do some touch-up work before the game. The birth date on the cleats is incorrect; McKnight was born on April 16, 1988, not 1983. In a follow-up tweet, Bush said "the painter messed up, but you guys get the point." He said it will be fixed by game time.
NFL players aren't allowed to wear custom cleats, but the league is making an exception this weekend, calling it a "My Cause My Cleats" campaign. Players are permitted to promote personal causes and charitable endeavors.
The Jets will honor McKnight's memory with a moment of silence Monday night before they face the Indianapolis Colts.
