With Week 2 of the NFL winding down, five home teams refused to sponsor a moment of silence for murdered conservative activist Charlie Kirk, even though each of them held memorials, made statements, and donated money in honor of convicted drug user George Floyd.
About half the teams playing over Week 2 did hold a moment of silence for Kirk, but five games were noticeably missing among that list.
By the time Sunday ended, five home teams had skipped the moment of silence that the NFL had authorized. Those teams included the Baltimore Ravens, who faced the Cleveland Browns at M&T Bank Stadium, the Cincinnati Bengals, who played the Jacksonville Jaguars at Paycor Stadium, the Detroit Lions, who took on the Chicago Bears, the Indianapolis Colts going up against the Denver Broncos at Lucas Oil Stadium, and the Minnesota Vikings who battled the Atlanta Falcons at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Each of these teams held moments of silence or other memorials for convicted criminal and drug addict George Floyd back in 2020.
- The Ravens @ravens participated in what was called a National Day of Mourning in June of 2020.
- The Bengals @bengals locked arms in solidarity against supposed “racial injustice.”
- The Detroit Lions @detroitlionsnfl released a statement honoring George Floyd and had multiple events in his name.
- The Colts @colts also made statements, donated money, and held events in honor of Floyd.
- The Vikings @vikings created scholarships in Floyd’s name, invited Floyd’s family to opening day, and multiple Vikings players had team-sponsored visits to the George Floyd memorial.
