NFL teams double down on Pride Month with virtue-signaling posts on social media

The National Football League's main social media accounts remained silent on the first day of June about Pride Month, somewhat out of character with previous years. However, many teams made posts emblazoned with rainbows.

Instead of posting about Pride Month, the NFL posted about the Myles Garret trade to the Los Angeles Rams, about Ramond Berry's death, as well as a few other posts. The league later shared some posts from different NFL teams who posted about Pride Month. 



The teams that posted about the month's kick-off, which were shared by the NFL, included the New York Giants, Seattle Seahawks, LA Chargers, 49ers, Buffalo Bills, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Houston Texans, and the Carolina Panthers. Several other teams also posted in celebration of Pride Month, while others stayed completely silent about the matter. 



Some of the teams that did not post about Pride Month included the Cowboys, Steelers, Chiefs, Raiders, Bengals, Browns, Jets, Saints, and Titans. 

In years past, the NFL has declared that  "football is gay" in a video in 2021. The same year, the NFL said on then-Twitter, "Happy Pride Month! The NFL is proud to unveil our new NFL Pride shield to show our support and solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community. We stand with LGBTQ+ people this month and yearlong with a commitment to our players, our fans and our staff to live proudly and authentically."

Unlike some of the teams in the league, the NFL has also kept its logo in its usual colors of red, white and blue. That was not always true, and on Monday, there was a wave of other sports logos getting changed to a rainbow to kick off Pride Month. 

The MLB posted a rainbow-emblazoned logo on X, saying, "From the bleachers to the ballfield and everywhere in between … Baseball is for everyone #Pride." The NHL also changed its logo to rainbow colors to kick off the month.