Current：Home > MarketsAtlanta Falcons wear T-shirts honoring school shooting victims before season opener -FinanceCore
Atlanta Falcons wear T-shirts honoring school shooting victims before season opener
View
Date：2025-04-12 06:45:19
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins and head coach Raheen Morris wore Apalachee High School T-shirts during warmups before their season opener Sunday, honoring the victims of a fatal shooting.
Four people were killed and nine injured last week at the school in Winder, a city in Atlanta’s sprawling suburbs. A 14-year-old student has been charged with the shooting, which took the lives of two students and two teachers.
Apalachee High is about 20 miles from the Falcons’ practice facility in Flowery Branch.
“That was pretty sobering,” Cousins said shortly after the shooting Wednesday. “Praying for the families that are affected, the school, the community. It’s a tough deal. I’m going to go home tonight and hug and kiss my kids.”
A moment of silence was observed before the game, which was won 18-10 by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
___
AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl
veryGood！ (8595)
Related
- Tarte Shape Tape Concealer Sells Once Every 4 Seconds: Get 50% Off Before It's Gone
- Flags fly at half-staff for Voyageurs National Park ranger who died in water rescue
- NFL power rankings Week 6: Commanders among rising teams led by rookie quarterback
- Gun activists say they are aiming to put Massachusetts gun law repeal on 2026 ballot
- Who are the most valuable sports franchises? Forbes releases new list of top 50 teams
- Election certification is a traditionally routine duty that has become politicized in the Trump era
- 2 plead not guilty to assaulting ex-NY governor. Defense says they aimed to defuse conflict
- Critical locked gate overlooked in investigation of Maui fire evacuation
- Federal Spending Freeze Could Have Widespread Impact on Environment, Emergency Management
- Love Is Blind's Amber Pike and Matt Barnett Expecting First Baby
Ranking
- Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie return for an 'Encore,' reminisce about 'The Simple Life'
- As FEMA prepares for Hurricane Milton, it battles rumors surrounding Helene recovery
- Not everything will run perfectly on Election Day. Still, US elections are remarkably reliable
- As FEMA prepares for Hurricane Milton, it battles rumors surrounding Helene recovery
- The 401(k) millionaires club keeps growing. We'll tell you how to join.
- Supreme Court declines to hear appeal from Mississippi death row inmate
- Kelsea Ballerini Unpacks It All in Her New Album -- Here's How to Get a Signed Copy
- Will the polls be right in 2024? What polling on the presidential race can and can’t tell you
Recommendation
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
All NHL teams have captain for first time since 2010-11: Who wears the 'C' in 2024-25?
Time's Running Out for Jaw-Dropping Prime Day Hair Deals: Dyson Airwrap, Color Wow, Wet Brush & More
If the polls just closed, how can AP already declare a winner?
Alex Murdaugh’s murder appeal cites biased clerk and prejudicial evidence
Why and how AP counts the vote for thousands of US elections
Kelsea Ballerini Unpacks It All in Her New Album -- Here's How to Get a Signed Copy
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe's Daughter Ava Phillippe Reveals How to Pronounce Her Last Name