Houston Texans Are Facing Massive Backlash For Snubbing Charlie Kirk With Cringe Alternative Tribute Before MNF

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Monday Night Football meant two more teams had to make decisions about honoring Charlie Kirk.

Kirk, an influential right-wing activist and a close ally of US President Donald Trump, was shot dead last Wednesday while speaking at an event at a university in Utah.

On Friday, President Trump said a suspect was in custody, telling Fox News: “I think we’ve got him.”

He also added that it was the suspect’s own father who ultimately turned him in to the police. Following that interview, Utah Governor Spencer Cox named the suspect as Tyler Robinson.

On Sunday, many NFL teams, like the Dallas Cowboys, honored Charlie Kirk with a moment of silence. A few teams chose not to.

The Houston Texans and Las Vegas Raiders Make a Final Decision On Charlie Kirk


The Houston Texans can go ahead and be put on the list of NFL franchises that held a moment of silence prior to their Week 2 home game, but they did so in an interesting fashion.

Twenty minutes before the start of the contest, before they faced the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the public address announcer held a moment of silence but did not mention Charlie Kirk at all.

“Ladies and gentlemen, we are asking all families to join us in a moment of silence to honor all the victims of violence and natural disasters across the country,” stated the Texans. “It’s our hope that together, we condemn all forms of violence. Thank you.”

Many fans blasted them for not directly mentioning Kirk.

In the second Monday Night game, the Las Vegas Raiders put themselves on a list of a handful of NFL teams that snubbed paying tribute to Charlie Kirk following his assassination.

The Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, and now the Las Vegas Raiders decided against holding a tribute or a moment of silence for Kirk.

Both the Texans and the Raiders would go on to lose.

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