The Houston Texans stayed in the locker room for pregame ceremonies prior to their 2020 NFL season opener at the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs.
They included the playing of the American national anthem and "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing," a song known as the Black national anthem. An NFL-produced video in support of social justice was also shown:
NFLIt takes all of us working together, side-by-side, to create the future of football. #ItTakesAllOfUs https://t.co/oMeSvFYOzh
The Chiefs were on the field for most of the pregame ceremonies, interlocking arms on one of the goal lines in an end zone for the video and "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing.