Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Ryan Sims takes a moment next to
a pink goal post pad supporting breast cancer awareness before
an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins in
Landover, Md., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
(AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
Real men do wear pink. Especially when supporting a cause as important as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Calling their campaign A Crucial Catch, NFL players and coaches are sporting pink on everything from helmets, to towels, to shoes, to the palms of their gloves. And it doesn't stop there. Referees are wearing pink wristbands, and fields and stadiums are adorned in pink as well.
Celebrities are also doing their part. Fergie, a successful solo artist and member of The Black Eyed Peas, has taped a PSA. A self-proclaimed Dolphins fan, she wears a pink NFL jersey and says:
"Between touring, spending time with my family, and watching football, I am a busy girl. But, I know how important it is to take time for an annual breast cancer screening. Make a crucial catch: get screened.Learn more at www.NFL.com/pink."
Everything the players wear during the Crucial Catch campaign will eventually be auctioned to further breast cancer research. In addition, apparel, special k-balls, and pink coins will also be auctioned off at NFL Auctions.
Find out more about the NFL's A Crucial Catch campaign at their website
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Cancer treatment has not changed in the last 60 years. The medieval treatment of cancer is not pretty, receives some results, and is more barbaric than medical. The pharmaceuticals spend their time and millions on cancer research and are better equipped, staffed, and experienced then funded cancer research centers that also spend millions but neither have resulted in a magic pill or cure. The researchers and centers receive large sums of money, drive expensive cars, and live in big homes while the number of cases increase and the 60 year old process continues. Mental disease: “doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.” The multi-billion dollar a year business for "cancer treatment" and "cancer research" would be in jeopardy if a cure were found. The money spent on “Pink” merchandise and products are not used for cancer treatment, survivor support, or research so it must be a feel good about yourself expense. The chemo drugs change but the conclusion, "some res
It is interesting that we are thinking of the NFL players wearing pink as out of character. My initial reaction to seeing them wear the pink items was to believe that they were just doing a nice thing. Then someone pointed out to me something that I haden't thought about. They all have mothers, sisters, and daughters.
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