BEREA, Ohio — This week, a number of players will be taking the field wearing custom footwear for the NFL's My Cause My Cleats initiative, including star defensive end Myles Garrett. But Garrett's cause this year is something he has never stopped supporting.

Garrett keeps his former teammate Luke Laufenberg with him all the time, sported on his arm every single day.

"I always wear his wristband, reminding me of the kind of person that he is," Garrett said.

Garrett and Laufenberg were college teammates at Texas A&M—Garrett, a star pass rusher, and Laufenberg, a walk-on rookie tight end tasked with blocking Garrett on scout team. Laufenberg's dad, Babe, recalled his son speaking of the job he had to do.

"When Luke got to Texas A&M, he was a scout team tight end. Well guess who he had to

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