NFL's social justice campaign enters sixth year with refreshed messaging
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will feature on-field social justice messages at all games. Each of the league's 32 teams will display one of four approved slogans - 'End Racism', 'Stop Hate', 'Choose Love' or 'Inspire Change' - in one end zone during home games.
The opposite end zone will read '
It Takes All of Us
' at every game. The only change from 2024 is that 'Inspire Change' replaces 'Vote.' International games will continue to feature 'End Racism' and 'It Takes All of Us' in the back of both end zones.
These messages are part of the league's broader cause campaigns, including Salute to Service and Crucial Catch, which will appear during select weeks.
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Talking to The The Associated Press,
Anna Isaacson
, the NFL's senior vice president of social responsibility, emphasised the league's commitment to amplifying player voices and fostering unity, noting that football has long brought people from diverse backgrounds together to enjoy America's most popular sport.
The defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles will open the season on September 4 against the Dallas Cowboys with 'Choose Love' in their end zone. They will rotate all four messages during the season.
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'Choose Love,' introduced in 2022, gained prominence after the Buffalo supermarket shooting that killed 10 people and has since been widely embraced as a message of healing and hope.
Players will again be allowed to display one of five messages - including 'It Takes All of Us' - on helmet decals. Since launching the Inspire Change initiative in 2017, the NFL has contributed over $460 million to grant partners and grassroots organisations.
The league views these combined on-field and off-field efforts as a serious responsibility to promote unity and drive positive community impact.
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