NFL to let teams decide on Charlie Kirk tributes after mandating moment of silence in recent game
NFL made a statement to Charlie Kirk on Friday before the last game and said that the teams would be left to make their own decisions on this Sunday.
On Thursday night, the match between Green Bay Packers and Washington commanders included a moment of silence in honor of Kirk before it started.
According to more than one report, “the moment of last night was the decision of the league. This Sunday’s matches are up to the clubs,” he read.
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The statement also discussed the context of the praise and compared tragedies with other moments of silence.
“In 2018, there were moments after school shots such as the life tree synagogue in Pittsburgh or after attacking the worship house. There are also moments that follow great international events such as attacks on Israel and great hurricanes and fires in October 2023.”
“This is in addition to honoring the people in the NFL family to the recent players or staff or a player like Damar Hamlin in 2023. Week.”
The League referred to comprehensive changes in the field and pre -game protocols after George Floyd’s death in 2020 and the moments of silence after other tragedies in the past calendar year.
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“Each sound and song Lift was held in the league events since 2020 after the murder of George Floyd, and the events of 2020 articles, including in the start match of Philadelphia last Thursday, were held before Super Bowl.”
“Before the Honor List match in Canton this summer, he honored the victims of the league and the attack on the 345 Park Boulevard. In the 18th week matches last season, NFL honored the victims of the Bourbon Street terrorist attack. Those who were lost near Philadelpia are in front of the forest.
At least one NFL team has already made an ignition of an employee who made insensitive comments after Kirk’s assassination.
Carolina Panthers fired Charlie Rock, a member of the communication department of the team, which shows why social media tasks associated with rock questioned why Kirk was shot and killed.
“The views expressed by our employees are themselves and do not represent Carolina Panthers’ views.” He said. He continued: “We do not ignore any kind of violence. We take this issue very seriously and we address the individual accordingly.”
In American sports, New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs held a moment of silence in front of the last matches to honor Kirk after the assassination on Wednesday. Meanwhile, MLB instructed all teams to keep all American flags in half personnel during the weekend in honor of Kirk.
“MLB asked all clubs to watch the direction of the Presidency of the White House and watch the flag flags on the Topkas,” a MLB spokesman Fox News said, “MLB. He said.
NHL, NBA and WNBA did not make any official statement that deals with Kirk’s assassination. Fox News Digital has reached all three leagues, but they did not receive a response.
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