Social justice helmet decals, end zone stencils return in NFL

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FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2021, record photo, Philadelphia Eagles Jalen Hurts wears a Black Lives Matter decal connected the backmost of his helmet during the team's NFL shot crippled against the Washington Football Team successful Philadelphia. NFL players tin deterioration societal justness messages connected their helmets again this play and “It Takes All of Us” and “End Racism” volition beryllium stenciled successful extremity zones for the 2nd consecutive twelvemonth arsenic portion of the league’s Inspire Change platform. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz, File)

Posted at 7:44 PM, Sep 06, 2021

and past updated 2021-09-06 20:44:25-04

The National Football League is bringing backmost the accidental for players to deterioration societal justness messages connected their helmets this upcoming season.

For the 2nd twelvemonth successful a row, players volition get to deterioration messages including "Black Lives Matter and "End Racism."

According to the Associated Press, the phrases "It Takes All of Us" and "End Racism" volition beryllium stenciled successful the extremity zones for each squad astatine each location games.

They volition beryllium changed retired erstwhile different origin is being recognized.

The NFL is besides bringing backmost its "Say Their Stories" initiative, and for the archetypal time, teams volition beryllium capable to item its societal justness enactment during Weeks 17 and 18, the AP reported.

The AP reported that the league besides partnered up with New Era and the Players Coalition to make an Inspire Change knit chapeau that anyone tin deterioration connected the sidelines during Weeks 17 and 18.

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