Mason Crosby Honors Wife and Recently-Deceased Sister-in-Law Brittany on Sunday’s Cleats
By Chris Pyo
Mason Crosby has been wearing his heart on his sleeve this season. After his wife, Molly, successfully had a cancerous tumor removed from her lung in the offseason, his sister-in-law, Brittany, succumbed to ovarian cancer last week.
With all this on his mind, Crosby's cleats for this Sunday's Packers-Redskins matchup have been revealed as part of the NFL's "My Cause, My Cleats" initiative, and the illustrations on them are inspired.
Mason Crosby's #MyCauseMyCleats for Sunday have photos of his wife, Molly, on one cleat and his sister-in-law, Brittany, on the other. Powerful, powerful stuff #Packers https://t.co/KAk4y0kYDl
— Wes Hodkiewicz (@WesHod) December 6, 2019
Crosby's plant foot will feature an image of Brittany, who had been married to his younger brother, Rees, while his kicking cleat has his wife on it, with both cleats also featuring the logo for the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation, with which Crosby has been heavily involved.
One wouldn't blame Crosby for being incredibly distracted from his job in 2019, but as the consummate professional, he's actually had a spectacular season thus far, having gone 14-of-15 on field goal attempts and 33-of-33 on extra points heading into Sunday's game.
Mason Crosby, back in Green Bay after spending Monday in Texas with his family, said he received a text message Tuesday night from #Packers Head Coach Matt LaFleur.
— Wes Hodkiewicz (@WesHod) December 5, 2019
"Just to make sure I was doing all right and my family was taken care of. ... That means the world to me."
Whether he makes or misses any kicks for the remainder of the season, you can bet that he'll continue to dedicate every single one to Brittany and Molly Crosby.