Things were much more cheery around the premises of the Bucs after getting a win on Sunday. There was very good reason to be in that kind of mood today, and that’s because the Bucs players got their cleats for the NFL’s “My Cause, My Cleats” campaign.

For those who don’t know, this campaign is a league wide initiative that gives the players a chance to promote a charitable cause that they care about with creative cleat designs to be worn on the field. These cleats certainly did not disappoint, as the players were happy with how they came out, and of course, to be able to promote some great causes on Sunday. Here’s Alan Cross supporting the Shriner’s Hospital For Children, for example:

We’ll get to some more of the footwear in a moment, but first, it was defensive coordinator Mark Duffner who was up at the podium.

Duffner talked up how the defense has improved, especially on third down. He then went into detail about how the defensive line was the proponent for their victory on Sunday, namely Carl Nassib and Jason Pierre-Paul.

One of the reasons for the strong defensive line play wasn’t just the four sacks, it was constantly getting hits on the quarterback. Duffner acknowledged how much that helped the Bucs, which eventually led Nick Mullens to throw two interceptions.

Next up was the locker room and the aforementioned “My Cause, My Cleats” operation. It was the first time all of the players would get a look at their cleats. It was easy to tell how much they enjoyed the new looks.

Here are just a few of the many cleats you will see:

Donovan Smith is representing Autism Awareness

Jameis Winston was seen wearing Florida Gators colors after losing a bet over the Florida State-Florida game. He still enjoyed discussing his charity, the Jameis Winston Dream Forever Foundation.

Ali Marpet and Alex Cappa tag teamed to both wear cleats on behalf of the National CMV Foundation, while Cam Brate and Chris Godwin chose to open their cleats together for mutual gratification. Brate is supporting the Special Olympics, and Godwin is teaming up with Best Buddies.

Others included Ryan Fitzpatrick giving a personal shoutout to a victim from the Jacksonville Madden tournament shooting named George. Fitzpatrick said he will be sending George his cleats after the game.

Another couple of cleats came from the following:

LS Garrison Sanborn – Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation

DT Beau Allen – Chris Long Foundation

Last but not least, DE Jason Pierre-Paul, who is playing for a burn unit victim.

Who had the flashiest cleats? We’ll let you debate, but they’re for an excellent cause.

The Bucs received more favorable news once hitting the practice field. It turns out that LB Lavonte David and S Justin Evans were practicing again. Both have missed the past two games and would be big upgrades if they were to play.

Head coach Dirk Koetter spoke about having them back.

Koetter then got into touchdown scoring machine that Adam Humphries has turned into, and what makes him work so well.

Finally, Koetter came full circle and discussed the defensive line, Nassib, and Pierre-Paul. Koetter believes everything starts with them, the way they cause disruption.

That’s the last of what happened today. Stay tuned for what happens next tomorrow, and be sure to pay close attention to all of the Bucs’ cleats next game.