It's So Hot in Texas That Nike Football Cleats Are Melting in Practice

by Brendan Dunne

It looks like the Nike Vapor Untouchable football cleat has some trouble holding up to the heat of the American South.

The pair shown was worn by defensive back Anthony Taylor, of Allen High School in Texas, during a practice this week and began to melt after temperatures in the Dallas-Forth Worth area reached 106 degrees. Taylor's trainer Mike Harrison showed off the separation on Twitter.

Allen Eagles Football practice scorching hot@nikefootball @_anthonytaylor_ worked so hard he melted his shoe pic.twitter.com/KZ5z1gZTtH

— mike harrison (@EgleDoc) August 10, 2015

The Dallas Morning News caught up with Allen head coach Tom Westerberg who said that, while this doesn't happen often, he's seen some shoes melt in-game from the Texas heat.