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Pro Football Goes Pink

Throughout October 2009, NFL players, coaches and referees are wearing pink for the league's "A Crucial Catch" campaign. This promotion honors breast cancer survivors and urges mammogram screenings for women who are 40 and older.


The NFL goes pink for Breast Cancer Awareness month.

Photo: AP Photo/Michael Conroy

The NFL adorns each official game ball with the pink ribbon that honors Breast Cancer Awareness Month.