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Maurice Canady's combine cleats honor slain police officer

Published Feb. 29, 2016 3:23 p.m. ET

Nick Schwartz

Former Virginia Cavaliers star cornerback Maurice Canady ran his 40-yard dash at the NFL combine Monday, but before taking the field Canady wrote the name of Prince William County police officer Ashley Guindon — who was shot and killed Saturday while responding to a domestic incident — on his cleats. Guindon had been sworn in the day before, and was working her first shift on the job.

When Maurice Canady runs his 40-yard dash at today's #NFLCombine his cleats will carry a special message: pic.twitter.com/wXQZC7UCjm
— Virginia Football (@UVa_Football) February 29, 2016

Canady ran a 4.49-second dash wearing the cleats.

Canady isn't the only player using his platform at the combine to address social issues. Former Ohio State star Ezekiel Elliott wore a special pair of cleats to raise awareness for victims of domestic abuse last week.

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