The Dallas Cowboys were one of several NFL teams that paused to honor Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on Sunday, days after he was killed in a shooting at Utah Valley University.
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Before kickoff against the New York Giants at AT&T Stadium, the Cowboys displayed an image of Kirk on the videoboard. Team owner Jerry Jones addressed the decision postgame, noting that the tribute was about more than politics.
"We just all abhor violence. And it's impacting us all," Jones told reporters. "Certainly, we all stand together on any front relative to the threat of violence. I was a young guy, but aware, in the '60s when we had huge violence, lost President (John F.) Kennedy and his brother and many, many others, Martin Luther King. It's something that we all really need to just be aware of, support our law enforcement, and do everything we can to keep the violence in check."
The Cowboys weren't alone. The Titans, Jets and Saints also honored Kirk before Sunday's early games, with the Cardinals and Chiefs joining in the late window. Other teams — including the Ravens, Bengals, Lions, Vikings and Colts — did not hold pregame tributes.
Kirk, 31, was shot and killed Wednesday while speaking at an event in Orem, Utah. The attack triggered a 33-hour manhunt that ended Friday with the arrest of 22-year-old Tyler Robinson. Vigils and remembrances were held across the country in the days that followed.
The Cowboys (1-1) defeated the Giants in an overtime thriller.
