After Sunday’s win over the Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone revealed a terrifying situation he was living through. He explained to the Detroit News that both of his parents were stranded in Israel amidst a violent conflict.
Anzalone's parents were in the country as part of their church group, First Naples. But they found themselves unable to safely return home while Israel and Hamas erupted in a war that has now resulted in reportedly 1,300 deaths.
“It’s hard,” Anzalone said. “(It’s) really all I’ve been thinking about.