Well, it is that time of year, Pride month. And whether you love it, hate it or have no opinion on the matter at all it is still going to be Pride month throughout June, as is now the case every year. And with the arrival of Pride month comes a deluge of marketing campaigns and overtly public stances on the issue, whether genuine or out of compliance.
Individuals, corporations and sports leagues change profile images, share tweets announcing their support and go out of their way to let their customers and fans know that they support the LGBTQ community.
The NFL has participated again and let their supportive stance be known, as they have typically done, and so too did most of the teams across the league. More specifically, 21 of the 32 NFL teams shared their support for Pride month on social media, with some taking extra steps.
Love wins ❤️
Come out for the @CapitalPrideDC [1] Parade & Festival on June 8-9 to celebrate #Pride2024 [2]! pic.twitter.com/btabAzeduB [3]
— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) June 1, 2024 [4]
That, however, leaves 11 teams that did not post anything to commemorate Pride month. To be clear, this does not mean that they are anti-anything either, it rather just means they were silent. Likewise, no one can be certain that the 21 teams who did share supportive posts are genuinely in lockstep with the community.
Here are the teams who did not participate or chose not to acknowledge pride month publicly.
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Cleveland Browns
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Tennessee Titans
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Denver Broncos
- Dallas Cowboys
- Detroit Lions
- Green Bay Packers
- New Orleans Saints
- Atlanta Falcons