It started with a knee, or eight of them, and on Monday, Detroit Lions players and owner Martha Ford took the next step in their continuing pledge to help causes important to the community.
Ford and Lions players pledged $600,000, with Ford matching player contributions, to help launch the new "Detroit Lions Inspire Change" initiative around the city.
The money will help fund three causes chosen by players in a process that was set in motion when eight Lions took a knee during the singing of the national anthem for a 2017 game against the Atlanta Falcons.