Is it possible that the Air Jordan XX8 will ever cross over to other sports at retail? We’d be pretty surprised to see that happen, but for Jordan Brand athletes like Michael Crabtree there were pairs produced for the gridiron. Shown here is a sample version of that San Francisco 49ers’ pair, which dons a familiar red and gold colorway. Check out our gallery for all the images of the Air Jordan XX8 re-imagined as a piece of football footwear and then peep the chance to own a pair from never_wear_these on eBay.

As you oughta know by now, yesterday marked the 50th birthday of Michael Jordan. The greatest to ever do it actually had his ceremony one day early, as Jordan Brand prepared quite the birthday bash for MJ on Saturday, February 16th down in Houston to line up with the launch of the Air Jordan XX8 at All-Star weekend. Stay with us after the jump for a recap of the event which featured Jordan Brand friends like Nas, Ludacris, Bun B, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Tinker Hatfield, Russell Westbrook, and more.

While Michael Crabtree and the San Francisco 49ers came up short on Super Bowl Sunday, the former has nothing to be ashamed of when it comes to sneaker selection. Crabtree showed up to the game with a special cleat version of the Air Jordan IX Low outfitted with San Francisco 49ers colors. Continue reading for a bunch of in game shots of the sneakers and tell us if you’d like to see and Air Jordan IX with this sort of blocking show up at retail in the future.

You saw the San Francisco 49ers earlier in the week wearing matching Air Jordan Vs, but best believe that they’ve got more than that when it comes to sneakers. Proving that is their recent media day photo shoot for the upcoming Super Bowl XVLII, which includes other Jordan Brand gems like the Jordan Super.Fly and the Air Jordan XIII ‘Bred’. Check out the full gallery after the jump and make sure you check up with Jordans Daily to see if Super Bowl Sunday brings any particularly interesting sneaker sightings.

It appears that Michael Crabtree pulled a few strings with the Jordan Brand folks to assure that he wasn’t the only San Francisco 49er outfitted in Air Jordans for their recent trek out to New Orleans. A group of players was spotted just before hopping on the plane all in matching Air Jordan Vs (that would be the just retrod white/fire red/black colorway. Hit the jump for an extra view, and if you missed out on a pair then check out what’s up for grabs on eBay now.

While the Air Jordan XX8 is not yet available to the public, a few of Jordan Brand’s key athletes have already gotten to enjoy their own PE pairs. NFL star Michael Crabtree was the latest, as the unique zip-up design from the forthcoming sneaker was transferred over to a gridiron ready cleat. Flip through the gallery to get a look at the sneakers, complete with San Francisco 49ers colors, and stay tuned to Jordans Daily to see who is next to get their hands on a pair of the Air Jordan XX8.

Is that Michael Crabtree doing his best Jumpman impression with the Air Jordan IX cleats on feet? Perhaps all that time hanging out with the Jordan Brand folks has sub-consciously rubbed off on him and started to influence his on field movements a bit. Crabtree wasn’t the only athlete to recently rock these cleat-style retros, with Josh Freeman, Andre Johnson, and Hakeem Nicks all doing the same over the NFL weekend. Click through for the full photo gallery of these athletes showing off their PE Air Jordan IX’s.

The Air Jordan IX is currently in story telling mode, bringing folks the tale of Johnny Kilroy. This weekend some real life athletes will be suiting up in the silhouette, as Jordan Brand’s troupe of NFL stars is set to take the field in a pretty big array of team specific colorways for the cleated out remix of the sneaker. Click through with us to check out the Air Jordan IX NFL cleats for Michael Crabtree, Josh Freeman, Dwight Freeney, Andre Johnson, LaMarr Woodley, Hakeem Nicks and Charles Woodson, and look out for them on the gridiron this weekend.

With the NFL really getting going as of Sunday the doors were wide open for plenty of Jordan Brand player exclusives to hit the field. And they did just that, with Michael Crabtree, Josh Freeman, Andre Johnson, Charles Woodson, and LaMarr Woodley all lacing up in their special pairs of the Jordan Super.Fly. Click through with us to see each in action and drop us a line in the comments as far as which pair you’d most wanna see at retail.

Hakeem Nicks was the guy to get this going this season in the NFL as far as on-field player exclusives, his Jordan Super Fly pair hitting the scene in that first match up between the Cowboys and the Giants. Joining him will be Michael Crabtree, Josh Freeman, Andre Johnson, Dwight Freeney, Charles Woodson, and Lamarr Woodley, who are each getting personalized colorways in the same vein tying in with their respective squads. Flip through our gallery to check out all these NFL pairs of the Jordan Super Fly and stick with us for sightings from the gridiron.