{"id":322679,"date":"2024-12-07T11:27:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T17:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=322679"},"modified":"2024-12-06T00:37:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T06:37:14","slug":"49ers-lenoir-custom-cleats-sister-down-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/49ers-lenoir-custom-cleats-sister-down-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco 49ers’ player wears custom cleats for sister with Down syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"
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San Francisco 49ers defensive back Deommodore Lenoir will wear custom-designed cleats on Sunday in honor of his sister and his teammate’s daughter when the 49ers face the Chicago Bears.<\/p>\n

As part of the My Cause My Cleats<\/a> campaign, NFL players can raise awareness for causes close to their hearts. Lenoir chose to honor his younger sister, Caleya, and his teammate Charvarius Ward’s late daughter, Amani Joy, who both received a diagnosis of Down syndrome.<\/p>\n

Both girls have impacted Lenoir’s life and his cleats will highlight their lives and the Football Camp for the Stars<\/a>, which gives athletes with Down syndrome the opportunity to play the game.<\/p>\n

“My little sister Caleya, she was born with Down syndrome. I always grew up knowing that kids with Down syndrome were going to be different, but I never treated her differently,” he explained. “Kids with Down syndrome just need extra love. They are real sweet kids, and we just want to push them to be great, to show them that they can do it.”<\/p>\n

“Reading about Down syndrome, when we first found out that she was gonna be born with it, some kids aren’t able to talk, learn or process things fast,” he said. “But once we got to see her grow up, she was picking up on things fast. It was a blessing to watch her grow up.”<\/p>\n

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This Sunday, @Dmo_lenoir<\/a>\u2019s cleats will represent A Football Camp for the Stars which aims to help those with Down syndrome \ud83d\udc96\ud83d\udc9c #MyCauseMyCleats<\/a> | @ShoePalace<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/5HbNx7pRiU<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) December 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n