The NFL held a moment of silence for murdered conservative activist Charlie Kirk before Thursday night’s game between the Washington Commanders and Green Bay Packers.
“The National Football League asks that you please join us in a moment of silent reflection, following the murder of Charlie Kirk,” the public address announcer said. “The NFL condemns all violence in our communities. It will take all of us to stop hate. Thank you.”
Kirk, 31, was murdered by an assassin’s bullet as he spoke at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. The founder of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) and husband and father of two died from his wounds at a local Utah hospital.
Tributes poured in for Kirk on social media throughout Wednesday and on into Thursday, as thousands who were impacted by his embrace of political debate and the openness with which he discussed matters of faith, expressed their grief at his death.
President Trump remembered Kirk as a “truly Great American Patriot.”
Trump also plans to posthumously award Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.
The Packers join the New York Yankees as the two major American sports franchises that have publicly observed moments of silence for Kirk.
