‘End Racism’ to be removed from Super Bowl

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The NFL will remove the words "End Racism" from the end zones at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans ahead of the Super Bowl on Sunday, the NFL confirmed to NBC News.

Instead, the field will have stencils of the phrase "Choose Love" as the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said in a statement on Tuesday.

Throughout the 2024-2025 season, NFL teams have advertised pro-diversity slogans at their stadiums and on their uniforms. The field stencils have been a part of the league since 2020, McCarthy said.

"Teams have used on the field this year 'Vote,' 'End Racism,' 'Stop Hate,' and 'Choose Love.' This is part of the NFL’s Inspire Change," he said.

At their championship games on Jan. 26, the Chiefs had "Choose Love" in their end zone and the Eagles had "End Racism," respectively.

The NFL said Tuesday that it would only have stenciling of the phrase "Choose Love." Sunday's game will now be the first Super Bowl since February 2021 that "End Racism" will not be included in an end zone stencil.

"The Super Bowl is often a snapshot in time and the NFL is in a unique position to capture and lift the imagination of the country," McCarthy said.

The NFL spokesman said that the phrase is most fitting because of tragedies the country has endured in recent weeks.

"'Choose Love' is appropriate to use as our country has endured in recent weeks wild fires in southern California, the terrorist attack here in New Orleans, the plane and helicopter crash near our nation’s capital and the plane crash in Philadelphia," McCarthy said.

The statement from the NFL comes the same day a White House official told NBC News that President Donald Trump will be attending the Super Bowl.