We stumbled across this while looking at former Ohio State players on Twitter and we loved it so much, we decided to follow where things go. In case you haven’t been paying attention, Buckeye defensive back Shaun Wade is using his last days before the 2021 NFL draft working a campaign called “Cleats on the Ground.”
His father Randy Wade provided Buckeyes Wire with some background on the efforts, and we have to say, we like Wade getting involved in the community of his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida.
“‘CLEATS ON GROUND’ comes from the saying “Boots on Ground” in the military, meaning you’re truly in the fight,” said the elder Wade. “Shaun and I had discussions about his childhood — how athletes, stars, entertainers, and successful people never came in our community. We always had to go find them in a game or event. While Shaun had free time, he wanted to dedicate some time to visit people in his community to show he cares… Just better something that wasn’t done to him… “‘CLEATS on Ground.'”
We love it, so we’ll be following his five days of working on outreach in his community. Day one featured Wade talking to a youth football team about staying in school and working hard, and by the looks of it, day two focused on him visiting some troops.
Take a look at the video shared by Wade’s father Randy, and watch him visiting military personnel and showing them a little love with his time and energy — something we could do more of in this country.
Day 2 "CLEATS on Ground" Thank God for Veterans, Thank my Dad who served and Thanks for all the men and women, Who gave their lives for the liberties đź—˝We have today! pic.twitter.com/MaN9eBqDLY
— Shaun Wade (@shaunwade24) April 24, 2021
To be honest, we can’t like this enough. Whatever team gets Shaun Wade in the NFL draft is not only getting a player with a high ceiling but one that is a pretty outstanding human being too.
Good on you Wade!
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