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Custom Cleats Could Now Result In Team Punishment Starting With 2017 Season

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When it comes to Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown, he still gets his fair share of criticism over what he does on the football field, but very little of it actually has anything to do with his performance as a football player.

Usually, it’s about his gyrations. Or his cleats. Or his socks. And while that issue may have largely become alleviated over the course of the last season, according to a new rule, failure to adhere to the rules could have even bigger consequences.

You might recall that Brown wore a series of different cleats over the course of the season, many of them paying tribute to all sorts of different individuals.