Raiders honor Las Vegas shooting victims with helmet decals, moment of silence
By Michael Gehlken Las Vegas Review-Journal
Members of Raider Nation come out before the game with roses and ribbons with names of the fallen on them to pay tribute to the victims of the mass shooting in Las Vegas in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. Heidi Fang Las Vegas Review-Journal @HeidiFang
Raiders players will wear a "Vegas Strong" decal on their helmet when they play against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. (Oakland Raiders)
Members of Raider Nation come out before the game with roses and ribbons with names of the fallen on them to pay tribute to the victims of the mass shooting in Las Vegas in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. Heidi Fang Las Vegas Review-Journal @HeidiFang
Members of Raider Nation come out before the game with roses and ribbons with names of the fallen on them to pay tribute to the victims of the mass shooting in Las Vegas in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. Heidi Fang Las Vegas Review-Journal @HeidiFang
Members of Raider Nation come out before the game with roses and ribbons to pay tribute to the victims of the mass shooting in Las Vegas in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. Heidi Fang Las Vegas Review-Journal @HeidiFang
Oakland Raiders wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson wears cleats to honor the victims in the Las Vegas shooting before an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
OAKLAND, Calif. — From their current hometown, the Raiders honored their future one.
All 46 players in uniform Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens wore a helmet decal that read “Vegas Strong.” The message, whose lettering resembled that of the iconic “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign, overlapped with a concentric heart logo. It appeared on the back-left position of each Raiders helmet during the game at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
On Monday, the Raiders donated $50,000 to the Las Vegas Victims’ Fund. The NFL Foundation matched the donation and contributed an additional $50,000 to the American Red Cross.
Before the national anthem on Sunday, the Raiders held a moment of silence. During the anthem, the name of each person killed was shown on the stadium’s videoboard.
Wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson wore blue cleats that read: “Pray for Vegas.”
Oakland Raiders wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson wears cleats to honor the victims in the Las Vegas shooting before an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
