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The past several years, Byron Jones, a Dallas Cowboys Cornerback, has chosen to raise awareness of and support The CJD Foundation through the NFL’s My Cause My Cleats Program. The players wear their designed cleats in the games following Giving Tuesday. Their cleats are then auctioned off, with proceeds benefiting the chosen philanthropic organization.
  • The parents of Diana Hunter participated in an interview about what it meant to them to participate in the autopsy program at Cleveland's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. Watch this 10-minute video to hear about their experience and learn about the process.

Dallas Cowboys Cornerback Byron Jones Supports The CJD Foundation Through the NFL's My Cause My Cleats Program to Honor Family Friend Diana Hunter

For the past several years, Byron Jones, a Dallas Cowboys Cornerback, has chosen to raise awareness of and support The CJD Foundation through the NFL’s My Cause My Cleats Program. The players wear their designed cleats in the games following Giving Tuesday. Their cleats are then auctioned off, with proceeds benefiting the chosen philanthropic 

Byron was introduced to CJD when his family friend, Diana Hunter, became ill in her 20’s and was diagnosed with CJD. He saw firsthand the devastating effects of the disease and wanted to pay tribute to Diana and the Hunter Family through the My Cause My Cleats program.

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