Despite NFL commissioner’s Roger Goodell assertions that DEI initiatives will remain a permanent fixture in football, the NFL confirmed that they will remove the slogan “End Racism” from the end zone in Super Bowl LIX.The timing of this revelation coincides with President Trump’s announcement on Tuesday that he will attend the big game. One cannot help but draw the conclusion that the league is bowing down to an administration, who is not only adamantly against DEI, but also actively working to dismantle it.Many on social media were critical of the NFL’s decision.
The slogan “End Racism” dates back to a 2020 initiative “Inspire Change,” which was expanded upon the following year. According to the Athletic, the decision to remove it came from “high-level” league employees.When the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles face off at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans this Sunday, the end zones will instead read “Choose Love” and “It Takes All of Us.” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy did not mention the president in his explanation about the change, instead claiming this was because of the recent tragedies the United States has faced at the beginning of the year.“The Super Bowl is often a snapshot in time and the NFL is in a unique position to capture and lift the imagination of the country,” McCarthy said in a statement. ” ‘Choose Love’ is appropriate to use as our country has endured in recent weeks wildfires in southern California, the terrorist attack here in New Orleans, the plane and helicopter crash near our nation’s capital and the plane crash in Philadelphia.”He also noted the AFC championship game did not have the phrase “End Racism” on the field, but the NFC championship game did.
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