<\/embed><\/object><\/div>\nIn honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October), many athletes sport some kind of pink attire to show their support. In detail players in the NFL, NBA and\/or MLB show their recognition, whether it’s a wrist band, arm sleeve, headband or a pair of sneakers. Allegedly, Mendenhall (Miss.) High School football coach Chris Peterson wasn’t familiar with the concept.<\/p>\n
Peterson kicked 17-year-old placekicker Coy Sheppard off the Mendenhall football team when Sheppard attempted to wear pink cleats in a practice following a game in October. Supposedly, the coaches wanted Sheppard to do away with the pink cleats after wearing them in a game; however Sheppard wore them again in the following practice. Consequently, the staff kicked Sheppard off of the team.<\/p>\n
The pink cleats were a gift from Sheppard’s 82-year-old great grandmother, a breast cancer survivor.<\/p>\n
“I do understand and we don’t condone being disrespectful to the coaches,” said Joey Sheppard, Coy’s father. “But he was standing up for what he thought was right.”<\/p>\n
The 17-year-old’s family has filed a lawsuit on the school. It seeks his reinstatement to the football team, a clearing of personal record and all monetary donations to go directly to the American Cancer Society.<\/p>\n
What are your thoughts on this happening in Mississippi?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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