Reggie Bush honors Joe McKnight with custom cleats (Photo)

Reggie Bush will honor Joe McKnight with a pair of custom cleats after the former USC and NFL running back was shot and killed earlier this week.

The NFL is breaking free from their typical uniform restrictions and policies to allow players wear custom cleats for causes of their choosing. It’ll be a great week to see what players come out with and the causes and charities they’ll be playing for.

Buffalo Bills running back Reggie Bush will be wearing cleats to honor former Joe McKnight who was tragically shot and killed in a road rage incident in suburban New Orleans on Thursday.

McKnight, like Bush, played collegiately at USC where he followed in the footsteps of the electrifying running back who won the Heisman Trophy in 2005 before he had to relinquish it as a result of NCAA sanctions. Many pegged McKnight as the “next Reggie Bush” when he committed to the Trojans over his hometown LSU Tigers as the nation’s No. 1 recruit in 2007.

Bush shared the image of his custom cleats on his Twitter.

https://twitter.com/ReggieBush/status/805083085347950592

There is a small error on the cleats because McKnight was born in 1987, not 1983, so hopefully, Bush will be able to make that right. He’s already doing something very touching and classy, so it would be nice if the information is correct.

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McKnight was a fourth round pick of the New York Jets in 2010 where he played for three seasons, primarily on special teams. McKnight holds the franchise record with a 107-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in 2011. That was the highlight of his tenure with the Jets and he finished his NFL career with the Kansas City Chiefs where he played two games before rupturing his Achilles in 2014.

McKnight was playing in the CFL this year.