- The Jets and Bills opened their season Monday night at MetLife Stadium
- And both teammates commemorated the September 11 attacks
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The Jets and Bills paid tribute to the victims of September 11 on Monday evening, the 22nd anniversary of the attacks.
Star quarterback Aaron Rodgers ran onto the field carrying an American flag, and he also wore an FDNY hat.
The teams then observed a moment of silence before NYPD Police Officer Brianna Fernandez sang the national anthem.
The Jets’ Garrett Wilson and Zach Wilson were also seen wearing warm-up shirts that read “NEVER FORGOTTEN” prior to kickoff.
Aaron Rodgers ran onto the field before the game with an American flag in his hand
The words were written in an American flag turned sideways.
Today marks 22 years since the north and south towers of the World Trade Center in New York were struck by two planes in a terrorist attack.
The Pentagon in Washington DC was also hit by a plane, while a fourth plane, also intended for DC, crashed in a field in Pennsylvania, killing everyone on board.
The death toll reached 2,753 people in New York and 2,977 people overall.