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The NFL will fine players for just about anything, even what they wear.  Some players like to bring their individuality to their uniform but things like not wearing the uni properly or adding the wrong color is grounds for a fine.  The latest things players are doing is spending lots of money on customizing their cleats for game day.

Shay Marie 

via TMZ Sports:

Huge stars like DeSean Jackson, Reggie Bush, Terrell Suggs and Cameron Wake have been taking their kicks to famous shoe artist and giving marching orders to make their cleats as swagged out and original as possible without violating the league’s strict uniform policy.

We spoke with one of the biggest names in the cleat game Marcus Rivero (aka SolesBySir) — who tells us in the last year he customized more than 300 PAIRS for stars looking to make an on-the-field fashion statement

“It’s really the only way they have left to express themselves,” Rivero tells us … “They can push the envelope with the cleats in ways they can’t do with their uniform.”

The customization process — taking a plain pair of turf chewers and “re-imagining” them — takes days and  can cost between $400 to $1,000 dollars depending on the job.

But the final cost SKYROCKET if the NFL decides the design doesn’t jive with league guidelines.

“It’s $5,400 for a first time uniform violation. The athletes can appeal, but you know, there’s still a chance [they’ll get fined.”

Still, Rivero says the risk is well worth it for some of the higher paid in the league — “Every shoe is one of one, no duplicates. Never seen before, never seen again.”