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Packers linebacker chops his locks for kids with cancer

3/4/2012

Originally, A.J. Hawk's flowing mane was a tribute to the late Pat Tillman. Now, he's decided to lose it for a different cause. The Green Bay Packers linebacker announced via his Twitter account @officialajhawk that he cut off his long hair "for someone who needs it more than I do" because he and his wife, Laura, have started Hawk's Locks for Kids, a local spinoff of Wigs for Kids, which provides hairpieces for children who have lost their hair during cancer treatments. The natural question is: can he get teammate Clay Matthews to do the same?

 

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