Before the Vikings' 2020 season started Sunday, players, coaches and executives locked arms in a show of unity along the goal line during the playing of "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which was followed by a moment of silence to honor George Floyd and victims of systemic racism.
The Gjallarhorn fell silent, a first since the pregame tradition started in 2007, before kickoff against the Packers. Members of George Floyd's family stood on the Gjallarhorn's raised perch above the lower bowl of U.S. Bank Stadium during the moment of silence "to call attention to these silenced voices and collectively work toward a better, more just society," a Vikings statement read.