New cleats help kicker Cairo Santos honor his native Brazil

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Given the rarity of being an NFL player from Brazil, Kansas City Chiefs kicker Cairo Santos wanted to find a way to honor his native country recently when he was searching for a new pair of cleats.

He settled on a design that not only included his initials and jersey number 5, but also a small Brazilian flag.

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A photo posted by Cairo Santos (@csantos19) on May 23, 2016 at 11:25am PDT

“This way I can show where I come from and represent Brazil,’’ said Santos, who wore the cleats this week as the Chiefs began offseason practice. “It’s a cool design and a really fresh look.

“Football is being …

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