The Atlanta Falcons will pay tribute to late civil rights icon John Lewis by making Lewis the honorary captain for Sunday's season-opening matchup with the Seattle Seahawks. Coach Dan Quinn, who plans to wear the phrase "Black Lives Matter'' on his hat, made the announcement about Lewis on Friday.
"That's a big deal in terms of the exposure and the impact Congressman Lewis had not just on Georgia, but on the country overall,'' Quinn said. Lewis died July 17 at the age of 80 after a bout with pancreatic cancer. In 1965, the activists had his skull cracked by Alabama state troopers after marching for Black voting rights in a historic event known as "Bloody Sunday.