(Fox4KC) It was supposed to be a show of racial unity, when Chiefs and Texans players locked arms in a moment of silence prior to Thursday’s game. Instead, some fans in the stands booed.
The moment quickly went viral on Twitter, with “booing” racking up over 45,000 tweets during the game.
Reaction was swift on social media with many denouncing the boos.
Kansas City councilman Eric Bunch tweeted, “Some NFL fans booing the players for standing and locking arms in a moment of silent unity proves that for them the ‘standing for the flag’ was always about perpetuating white supremacy.”