NFL teams will add symbols to their end zones and helmets this season as part of a league-wide effort to make clear its commitment to social justice.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday that teams will stencil two phrases into the backs of their end zones — “End Racism” and “It Takes All of Us” — this season. Additionally, he said, players will be allowed to wear helmet decals “bearing the names of the victims” of police violence and systemic racism.
Before every game, Goodell said, stadiums will play the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” accompanied by video footage of social justice work performed by both teams participating in the games.