Lions continue social justice message with custom helmets, cleats

The Detroit Lions continue to be at the forefront of the NFL in their approach to social justice, and today for their Week 1 game against the Chicago Bears, they will have customized helmets and cleats further promoting their individual and team messages.

Note: each of the pictures below was originally published via the Detroit Lions official Twitter page and has been pulled from their tweets in order for proper visualization. A link to each tweet will be available in the pictures description.

Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions Twitter thread opening message.

Tracy Walker

Tracy Walker’s Week 1 helmet with a statement.

Per Walker’s Instagram, he will also be wearing custom cleats, as pointed out by our friends at Pride of Detroit:

Tracy Walker will be wearing these cleats to honor his cousin Ahmaud Arbery: “I’m blessed to be able to represent him” pic.twitter.com/mQNvXK8Bmb

— Pride of Detroit (@PrideOfDetroit) September 11, 2020

Matthew Stafford

Matthew Stafford’s Week 1 helmet with a statement.

Marvin Jones Jr.

Marvin Jones Jr.’s Week 1 helmet with a statement.

Frank Ragnow

Frank Ragnow’s Week 1 helmet with a statement.

Justin Coleman

Justin Coleman’s Week 1 helmet with a statement.

Trey Flowers

Trey Flowers’ Week 1 helmet with a statement.

Julian Okwara

Julian Okwara’s Week 1 helmet with a statement.

Lions: We Won’t Be Silent

The Detroit Lions final message in the thread.