The words “end racism” will not be presented at the rear of the end zones during the Super Bowl Lix between the Chiefs of Kansas City and the Eagles of Philadelphia on Sunday.
Instead, the phrases “choose love” and “it takes all” will be wood in the end of the Superdome caesars. NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said at Athletic on Tuesday that the decision came in the midst of the recent tragedies that have occurred in the United States since the beginning of 2025, including the terrorist attack at the News, DC, airport.
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The Kansas City chiefs’ goals before the Super Bowl LVIII against the 49ers of San Francisco at the alleging stadium on February 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Ryan Kang / Getty images)
“We estimated that it was an appropriate declaration for what the country has endured collectively, given the recent tragedies and can serve as inspiration,” he said at the point of sale.
McCarthy added that “end racism” was only seen during the victory of the NFC Eagles championship against Washington commanders. The AFC championship, in which the chiefs dominated buffalo bills, included the aforementioned sentences.
The “End Racism” stencil made its debut in 2020 after a summer of racial disorders in the United States, the sentence was presented in the Chiefs’ goals in the Super Bowl of last year. The 49ers of San Francisco had “it took us all”.
The NFL’s decision to remove it for the Super Bowl came while the NFL commissioner Roger Goodell defended the policies of diversity, equity and inclusion of the League (DEI).
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The words “finished racism” and the logo of Saint-Orleans holy in the goals area. (Kirby Lee-USA today Sport)
“We had diversity efforts because we felt like it was the right thing for the National Football League, and we will continue these efforts because we were not only convinced, we proved, That it means that it makes the NFL better, “said Goodell. “We are not there because it is a tendency to enter or a trend to get out of it.
“Our efforts are fundamental to try to attract the best possible talents of the National Football League, on and off the field, as I said before. We see it. We see how it benefits the National League for Football, and therefore I think we “I will continue these efforts.
Goodell said the league’s league efforts are reflected the foundations of the League.
“I think it is also clearly a reflection on our basis of fans and our communities and our players. People talk a lot about the Rooney rule … For us, there is no obligation to hire an individual Particularly based on breed or sex. Who is hired, “he added.
The NFL commissioner Roger Goodell speaks during a press conference on Monday, February 3, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP photo / Matt York)
“Many of us, including the National Football League from our office, do it voluntarily at all levels because it has benefited us. And I hear this companies on a global basis. It is a very strong hiring practice that we also adopt. “”
