NFL to honor Martin Luther King Jr during NFC wild-card playoff game

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The NFL announced Monday the league will honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the NFC wild-card playoff game between the Los Angeles Rams and Arizona Cardinals.

An MLK sticker with the messages BE LOVE or STOP HATE will be added to each player’s helmet.

Los Angeles Rams defensive end Aaron Donald during the Nov. 7, 2021, game against the Tennessee Titans in Inglewood, California.
(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez/File)

Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray jogs off the field after their loss to the Seattle Seahawks, 38-30, Jan. 9, 2022, in Glendale, Arizona.
(AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

King thanked the NFL for their work.

“We thank the NFL for its support of The King Center as we call for a shift in priorities to create the Beloved Community and a more just, humane, peaceful and equitable world,” she said. “That shift in priorities starts with each of us individually adopting nonviolence as a way of life by taking the steps to Educate, Advocate and Activate – leading to the personal and societal transformation we seek.”

The NFL logo is pictured during the game between the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers at Ford Field on Jan. 9, 2022, in Detroit, Michigan.

The wild-card game is set for 8:15 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN2.

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