NFL Players To Salute Victims of Police Brutality Via Helmet Tributes

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NFL Players To Salute Victims of Police Brutality Via Helmet Tributes
Media / July 21st, 2020

By Michael McCarthy


    Starting Week 1, players will likely be free to wear decals bearing names or initials of George Floyd and other victims of systemic racism and police violence.
    NFL uniforms have traditionally been out-of-bounds as far as outside messaging.

The NFL’s 1,700-plus players will likely be invited to wear helmet decals bearing the names or initials of police violence victims and systemic racism, sources told Front Office Sports.

The league office is working with the NFL Players Association to compile a list of names in time for the start of the regular seasons, which is currently scheduled to begin on September 10, said sources. The players will provide the names.

However, these on-uniform tributes would likely only appear on helmets, not jerseys, as previously thought, said sources.

George Floyd, Breonna Taylor. Eric Garner, Michael Brown, and Tamir Rice are just some of the people who are expected to be mentioned on the individual tribute decals.

The decision to wear or not wear decals will be up to individual NFL players, according to Steve Wyche, senior correspondent for NFL Network. The tributes could range from African American victims of racism to police officers slain in the line of duty.

“You might have one team with 15 different decals,” noted Wyche.

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[catfish1957]

[Bigun]

Let them salute whoever they like while performing in near empty stadiums.

[libertybele]

Let them salute whoever they like while performing in near empty stadiums.

 

[SZonian]

But the Dallas Cowboys were prohibited from honoring the officers ambushed and killed in Dallas...this should be a serious WTF moment for anyone with a conscience still supporting the NFL.

FTA:"The tributes could range from African American victims of racism to police officers slain in the line of duty."

Yeah, I'm waiting to see what happens when a white player honors a slain officer...

[catfish1957]

But the Dallas Cowboys were prohibited from honoring the officers ambushed and killed in Dallas...this should be a serious WTF moment for anyone with a conscience still supporting the NFL.

Big Time.  Pissing on Law Enforcement doesn't go over so well here in Texas. 

Always have been a big fan of my MLB and NFL teams (Astros and Saints) , but am gladly accepting the rest of my life without them.

[SZonian]

Big Time.  Pissing on Law Enforcement doesn't go over so well here in Texas. 

Always have been a big fan of my MLB and NFL teams (Astros and Saints) , but am gladly accepting the rest of my life without them.

Agreed.   

MLB, NFL and NHL (Phillies, Eagles & Flyers)...all are dead to me now as a result of their virtue signalling.

[berdie]

But the Dallas Cowboys were prohibited from honoring the officers ambushed and killed in Dallas...this should be a serious WTF moment for anyone with a conscience still supporting the NFL.

FTA:"The tributes could range from African American victims of racism to police officers slain in the line of duty."

Yeah, I'm waiting to see what happens when a white player honors a slain officer...

You beat me to that post. When I saw the headline that was the first thing that came to mind. Good thing I have already banned the NFL (and NBA) from my TV. And now baseball. Oh well.

[mountaineer]

other victims of systemic racism

Boomieleaks  @Boomieleaks
Will this include the names of Asian applicants to Harvard?
REPORT: NFL Will Let Players Wear Helmet Decals With The Names Of 'Victims Of Systemic Racism And Police Violence' https://dailycaller.com/2020/07/21/nfl-helmet-decals-victims-police-violence-racism-decals-espn-report/
5:51 PM · Jul 21, 2020·

King Uther  @otherpendragon
Replying to   @Boomieleaks
And the 1000s upon 1000s of white women raped every year by black men
5:58 PM · Jul 21, 2020

[SZonian]

You beat me to that post. When I saw the headline that was the first thing that came to mind. Good thing I have already banned the NFL (and NBA) from my TV. And now baseball. Oh well.

@berdie   

[mountaineer]

NFL End Zones Will Read “End Racism” and “It Takes All of Us” in Home Openers — Along with Black National Anthem
By Jim Hoft
Published July 28, 2020 at 4:49pm

This fall the NFL will play the black national anthem before every week 1 game.

According to Grand Old Partisanthe black national anthem was written by James Weldon Johnson wrote the poem Lift Every Voice and Sing to honor Republican activist Booker T. Washington when the civil rights leader visited his school. His brother later set the words to music, resulting in what became known as the ‘Negro National Anthem’. ...

But the NFL will go even further. The league will also paint “end racism” and “it takes all of us” in the end zones.

And players will wear BLM slogans and names on their helmets. ...

Gateway Pundit

ESPN reports:

NFL to stencil 'End Racism' on end zone borders as part of social justice rollout for kickoff week
Jul 27, 2020
    Jason Reid
Senior Writer, The Undefeated

   
As part of the NFL's ongoing commitment to social justice programs, the messages "It Takes All of Us" and "End Racism" will be stenciled on all end zone borders for home openers, the league office informed clubs on Monday in a memo obtained by ESPN.

The two messages of inclusion, which will be stenciled on opposite end zones during kickoff week, are key elements of the league's broader, multifaceted rollout intended to highlight efforts to support diversity and inclusion when the new season begins.  ...

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