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Add the Houston Texans to the list of teams using their home games in the NFL Week 2 schedule to suspend pre-match silence, although efforts against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Monday night were not mentioned Charlie Kirk.
Texans respect “all victims”
Detailed view of Houston Texan helmet during AFC wildcard at NRG Stadium. (Mark J. Redlas/USA Today’s Sports)
About 6:40 PM ET or 20 minutes before the kickoff, the Texan broadcasted this information through its stadium public address at NRG Stadium:
“Ladies and gentlemen, we ask all families to join us in a moment of silence to honor all victims of violence and natural disasters across the country.
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“This is our hope, and together we condemn violence in all its forms. Thank you.”
The pause in the pre-match program lasted for 10 seconds. It aired on ESPN.
Outkick earlier asked the Texans if they planned to have any pre-match silence moments for Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, who was killed last week.
Texans don’t want to minimize anyone
The Video Committee pays tribute to Charlie Kirk ahead of the Carolina Panthers and Arizona Cardinals game on September 14, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. (Chris Coduto/Getty image)
Seven other NFL teams host family games Election is the moment of silence or reflection. The five decided not to mention Kirk’s silence.
These home teams made their own decisions about what Kirk did. Meanwhile, the NFL decided to do so The Alliance’s Strong Silence Reflection Moment Before the Green Bay Packers competition at Lambeau Field.
The Texan sent an explanation to Orkick, explaining why Kirk’s name was not mentioned.
“We held a moment of silence to honor all victims of violence and natural disasters across the country,” the club said in a statement. “Unfortunately, many tragedies have occurred recently, so we think it is inappropriate to choose any of them and minimize the others that happen.”
So it’s clear that the Texans would argue that they solved the problem with the Kirk assassination, although they didn’t use their names to solve the problem of Kirk assassination.
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Dallas Cowboys got it right
A general view of information about Charlie Kirk is shown on the video board before the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants. (Raymond Carlin III/Imagn image)
It should be noted that the Dallas Cowboys, another NFL club in Texas, definitely paid pre-match tribute to Kirk. With the club owner Jerry Jones explains his thoughts Things that come afterwards.
One NFL game left on schedule, and that is the Las Vegas Raiders host a Los Angeles Charger at 10 p.m.
Outkick has contacted the Raiders to ask about their plans for a pre-match silent moment – doing so, not doing so.
Admittedly, we didn’t ask the Raiders if they were a hybrid approach without mentioning Kirk, a hybrid approach dedicated to the tribute designed Monday night.
