Falcons, Lions link arms during national anthem
Before kickoff of the Lions and Falcons game, both teams stood linking arms on the sidelines to “celebrate [our] differences,” the announcer said before Rico LaVelle sang the national anthem.
Falcons’ owner Arthur Blank linked arms with Julio Jones and Devonta Freeman on the sidelines. Detroit Lions’ owner, Martha Firestone Ford, stood with her arms linked with the players.
LaVelle, the Detroit-native singer, waited until the end of the national anthem to kneel. Twitter reacted to the teams and artist:
National anthem singer takes a knee at the #ATLvsDET game. pic.twitter.com/FnqxvhDji9
— JamesParkerSheffield (@JayShef) September 24, 2017
🏿✊🏾✊🏽 #TakeTheKnee— Queenteree (@Teree) September 24, 2017The singer at the #AtlvsDet game, you can tell he was waiting to finish so he could kneel. ✊
Salute to the brother who took a knee!!! Let's go Lions!!!!#ATLvsDET
— Paris Longino (@LonginoParis) September 24, 2017
92 year old MARTHA FORD the lions owner standing on the field arm in arm with coach Mike Caldwell during Anthem #TakeTheKnee #ATLvsDET pic.twitter.com/bYmrcBuw9e
— Ron L Pitts™ (@RonLPitts) September 24, 2017
