NFL to Move on From Pink October, Teams Will Choose Cancer Charity

The NFL will discontinue its Breast Cancer Awareness initiative after next season, reports TheMMQB.com's Jenny Vrentas. For the last eight years, players wore pink during the month of October.

Instead, the league will allow teams to choose their own causes to support in a campaign that will be called, "A Crucial Catch."

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[T]eams now have a say in the cause they'll champion for about 18 percent of their schedule. They can still choose breast cancer, or another detectable, screenable cancer such as prostate or colorectal cancer-or one to which a player or coach has a personal tie. Teams can also support more than one cancer cause per season, and they can change their choice(s) from one season to the next.