WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. – A father himself, inside linebacker Omar Speights knows the importance of a positive male role model in a child's life.

So, it was an easy decision to support Project Fatherhood for his cause for My Cause My Cleats for a second-consecutive year.

"Where I come from, like, different problems and stuff like that, I think that kind of stems from just sometimes the lack of positive male role models in kids' lives," Speights said. "And I just think that, just shining a light on that, shining the light on the fact that having a positive male role model affects the children coming up in so many different ways."

Created in 1996, Project Fatherhood at the Children's Institute offers Weekly Fatherhood group sessions, education on building healthy relationships and parent

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