Every Player in Seahawks vs. Falcons Game Takes Knee During Opening Kickoff
All 22 on-field athletes knelt as the opening kick was executed. The home-team Falcons opted not to return the ball on the play.
Kevin C. Cox
All 22 players on the field at the start of Sunday’s game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Atlanta Falcons took a knee in protest against racial injustice.
After Seattle’s kickoff to start the game, all athletes on the field took a knee, with the Falcons opting not to return the kick. During the pre-game national anthem, too, several Seahawks players did not stand—some sat and others knelt while new strong safety Jamal Adams raised his right fist.
The Falcons also paid tribute to the late civil-rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), who died in July, and both teams wore armbands honoring him with his initials.
During the Kickoff in Atlanta, players on both teams exercised their right to bring attention to social injustices that have persisted in the Black community for many years. We stand by the players in the quest for equality. pic.twitter.com/ZRrUmTI3uc
— NFL (@NFL) September 13, 2020
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