A growing backlash against the propagation of Pride Month celebrations has come to the NFL after the leaders of 11 teams made it known that their franchises will not be recognizing the designation.
About two-thirds of the league posted inclusive messages on their social media accounts; among them, the Washington Commanders, which said Pride Month is actually about love, Fox News reported, joining the Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles in changing their logo colors to match the rainbow colors of the Pride flag. However, the ubiquity of the LGBTQ holiday has drawn silence from some quarters as an increasing number of Americans grow comfortable refraining from singling out gay, lesbian, and transgender persons for special praise.
In the NFL, that silence was made known by the Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals, Tennessee Titans, Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints, and Atlanta Falcons, all of whom declined to post Pride Month messages on their X accounts.
Two divisions, the AFC East and NFC North, saw all teams post topical statements. In contrast, the AFC North – comprised of the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, and Pittsburgh Steelers – saw all but Baltimore remain silent. Other divisions were split.
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