NFL to Celebrate the League’s International Diversity with Helmet Initiative in Weeks 4 and 5
The National Football League (NFL), in partnership with over 200 players, coaches and executives, will celebrate the growing number of nationalities and cultures that make up the fabric of the League with an initiative that will see players take the field with international flags on their helmets.
Players across the league will proudly wear a helmet decal of the country or territory’s flag that represents their nationality or cultural heritage across Weeks 4 and 5.
In the player-led initiative that looks to showcase the global influence on the League and recognize the impact that those contributing nations across the world have had on NFL rosters today, fans will see over 50 nations and territories represented.
Players can choose to wear, alongside the American flag, the flag of an international country or territory if they lived there for two years or more, or have a parent or grandparent who were born there.
Players flying the flag for the initiative include Kyler Murray (Arizona Cardinals – South Korea), Amon-Ra St. Brown (Detroit Lions – Germany) and Tua Tagovailoa (Miami Dolphins – Samoa & American Samoa).
Coaches and executives across the League, including the Spanos Family (Los Angeles Chargers – Greece), Bill Belichick (New England Patriots – Croatia) and Paraag Marathe (San Francisco 49ers – India), will also mark their connections to countries across the world, wearing pins displaying their flag of choice on game day.
“The NFL is proud of the extensive collection of nationalities and heritage of its players across the League,” said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. “We recognize the many cultures they represent and the excitement they bring to their home fans, which ultimately helps grow our game.”
Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray will display the flag of South Korea in tribute to his mother, Missy, added: “I’m proud to play with the flag of South Korea on my helmet. It’s a great way to honor my mom, honor my heritage and highlight the diverse backgrounds that make up the NFL.”
Miami Dolphins Tua Tagovailoa, who will don the Samoan flag in a nod to his parents’ and grandparents’ cultural heritage, said: “I am proud to represent my heritage with the Samoan flag on my helmet. My family and my culture are very important to me. Our name means everything, and it’s an honor to be able to represent not only my family’s name but also my Samoan heritage as an NFL player. I hope that in doing so, I can encourage kids from the islands to keep pursuing their dreams and to also be proud of their culture and where they’ve come from.”
Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown will display the German flag and had this to say: “My mom is from Germany, so having German grandparents, speaking German, every summer the heritage and culture has been a part of my whole life. I’m half German. It’s a part of me. I love it. In my young career, I have already been amazed to see the influence my culture and heritage has had and I’m excited to continue to see the German representation have an impact within our game.”
The complete list of participating players can be seen here:
| Ola Adeniyi | Tennessee Titans | Nigeria |
| McTelvin Agaim | Denver Broncos | Nigeria |
| Nelson Agholor | New England Patriots | Nigeria |
| Isaac Alarcon | Dallas Cowboys | Mexico |
| Mo Alie Cox | Indianapolis Colts | Sierra Leone |
| Tyler Allgeier | Atlanta Falcons | Philippines |
| Ugo Amadi | Tennessee Titans | Nigeria |
| Bradlee Anae | New York Jets | Samoa |
| David Anenih | Pittsburgh Steelers | Nigeria |
| Alex Anzalone | Detroit Lions | Italy |
| Eli Apple | Cincinnati Bengals | Ghana |
| JJ Arcega-Whiteside | Seattle Seahawks | Spain |
| Brian Asamoah | Minnesota Vikings | Ghana |
| Kayode Awosika | Detroit Lions | Nigeria |
| Chidobe Awuzie | Cincinnati Bengals | Nigeria |
| David Bada | Washington Commanders | Germany |
| Ben Banogu | Indianapolis Colts | Nigeria |
| Essang Bassey | Denver Broncos | Nigeria |
| Giovani Bernard | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Haiti |
| Braxton Berrios | New York Jets | Puerto Rico |
| Curtis Bolton | Las Vegas Raiders | Italy |
| Kendrick Bourne | New England Patriots | American Samoa |
| Camryn Bynum | Minnesota Vikings | Philippines |
| Jason Cabinda | Detroit Lions | Cameroon |
| Chase Claypool | Pittsburgh Steelers | Canada |
| Sam Cosmi | Washington Commanders | Romania |
| Britain Covey | Philadelphia Eagles | Chile |
| Christian Covington | Los Angeles Chargers | Canada |
| Marcel Dabo | Indianapolis Colts | Germany |
| Dennis Daley | Tennessee Titans | Jamaica |
| Scott Daly | Detroit Lions | Ireland |
| Michael Dickson | Seattle Seahawks | Australia |
| Victor Dimukeje | Arizona Cardinals | Nigeria |
| Michael Dogbe | Arizona Cardinals | Nigeria |
| Aaron Donkor | Seattle Seahawks | Germany |
| Greg Dulcich | Denver Broncos | Croatia |
| Michael Dwumfour | Houston Texans | Ghana |
| Dominik Eberle | Detroit Lions | Germany |
| Arnold Ebitketie | Atlanta Falcons | Cameroon |
| Samson Ebukam | San Francisco 49ers | Nigeria |
| Chuma Edoga | Atlanta Falcons | Nigeria |
| Sam Eguavoen | Miami Dolphins | Nigeria |
| Dieter Eiselen | Chicago Bears | South Africa |
| Daniel Ekuale | New England Patriots | American Samoa |
| Ikem Ekwonu | Carolina Panthers | Nigeria |
| Jermaine Eluemunour | Las Vegas Raiders | Nigeria |
| Obinna Eze | Detroit Lions | Nigeria |
| Joshua Ezeudu | New York Giants | Nigeria |
| Daniel Faalele | Baltimore Ravens | Australia |
| Olakunle Fatukasi | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Nigeria |
| Nick Folk | New England Patriots | Germany |
| Leki Fotu | Arizona Cardinals | Tonga |
| Hjalte Froholdt | Cleveland Browns | Denmark |
| Neville Gallimore | Dallas Cowboys | Canada |
| Graham Gano | New York Giants | Scotland |
| Max Garcia | Arizona Cardinals | Mexico |
| Trenton Gill | Chicago Bears | Canada |
| Josh Gordon | Tennessee Titans | Haiti |
| Adam Gotsis | Jacksonville Jaguars | Australia |
| Alfredo Gutierrez | San Francisco 49ers | Mexico |
| Troy Hairston | Houston Texans | Panama |
| Kyle Hamilton | Baltimore Ravens | South Korea |
| Devery Hamilton | New York Giants | Germany |
| N’Keal Harry | Chicago Bears | St. Vincent |
| Khalil Herbert | Chicago Bears | Jamaica |
| Will Hernandez | Arizona Cardinals | Mexico |
| Michael Hoecht | Los Angeles Rams | Canada |
| Jevon Holland | Miami Dolphins | Canada |
| Sam Howell | Washington Commanders | South Korea |
| Brian Hoyer | New England Patriots | Germany |
| Chuba Hubbard | Carolina Panthers | Canada |
| Talanoa Hufanga | San Francisco 49ers | Tonga |
| Germain Ifedi | Atlanta Falcons | Nigeria |
| Noah Igbinoghene | Miami Dolphins | Nigeria |
| Alaric Jackson | Los Angeles Rams | Canada |
| Josh Jacobs | Las Vegas Raiders | Philippines |
| Tony Jefferson | New York Giants | Mexico |
| Jerry Jeudy | Denver Broncos | Haiti |
| Kingsley Johnathan | Chicago Bears | Nigeria |
| Jakob Johnson | Las Vegas Raiders | Germany |
| Cam Johnston | Houston Texans | Australia |
| Patrick Jones | Minnesota Vikings | Japan |
| Kerby Joseph | Detroit Lions | Haiti |
| Matt Judon | New England Patriots | Burundi |
| Joshua Kalu | Tennessee Titans | Nigeria |
| George Karlaftis | Kansas City Chiefs | Greece |
| Kio Kieft | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Netherlands |
| Javon Kinlaw | San Francisco 49ers | Trinidad & Tobago |
| Kader Kohou | Miami Dolphins | Ivory Coast |
| Jonathan Kongbo | Denver Broncos | Republic of Congo |
| Younghoe Koo | Atlanta Falcons | South Korea |
| Tanoh Kpassagnon | New Orleans Saints | Ivory Coast |
| Tyler Kroft | San Francisco 49ers | Germany |
| William Kwenkeu | Minnesota Vikings | Cameroon |
| Nate Landman | Atlanta Falcons | Zimbabwe |
| Harvey Langi | New England Patriots | Tonga |
| Tyler Larsen | Washington Commanders | Norway |
| Matt Leo | Philadelphia Eagles | Australia |
| Deane Leonard | Los Angeles Chargers | Canada |
| Jesse Luketa | Arizona Cardinals | Canada |
| Frankie Luvu | Carolina Panthers | American Samoa |
| Boye Mafe | Seattle Seahawks | Nigeria |
| Jordan Mailata | Philadelphia Eagles | Australia |
| Marcus Mariota | Atlanta Falcons | American Samoa |
| Roy Mbaeteka | New York Giants | Nigeria |
| Devin McCourty | New England Patriots | Jamaica |
| Tre’ McKitty | Los Angeles Chargers | Jamaica |
| Ifeatu Melifonwu | Detroit Lions | Nigeria |
| Sony Michel | Los Angeles Chargers | Haiti |
| Marken Michel | Washington Commanders | Haiti |
| DJ Moore | Carolina Panthers | Jamaica |
| Israel Mukuamu | Dallas Cowboys | Republic of Congo |
| Kyler Murray | Arizona Cardinals | South Korea |
| Netane Muti | Denver Broncos | Tonga |
| Yannick Ngakoue | Indianapolis Colts | Martinique |
| David Njoku | Cleveland Browns | Nigeria |
| Derrick Nnadi | Kansas City Chiefs | Nigeria |
| Rakeem Nunez-Roches | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Belize |
| Kene Nwangwu | Minnesota Vikings | Nigeria |
| Uchenna Nwosu | Seattle Seahawks | Nigeria |
| Efe Obada | Washington Commanders | United Kingdom |
| Adedayo Odeleye | Houston Texans | United Kingdom |
| Ifeadi Odenigbo | Indianapolis Colts | Nigeria |
| Dayo Odenyingbo | Indianapolis Colts | Nigeria |
| Osa Odighizuwa | Dallas Cowboys | Nigeria |
| Thomas Odukoya | Tennessee Titans | Netherlands |
| Emmanuel Ogbah | Miami Dolphins | Nigeria |
| Amen Ogbongbemiga | Los Angeles Chargers | Nigeria |
| Dare Ogunbowale | Houston Texans | Nigeria |
| Ade Ogundeji | Atlanta Falcons | Nigeria |
| Larry Ogunjobi | Pittsburgh Steelers | Nigeria |
| Michael Ojemudia | Denver Broncos | Nigeria |
| Bobby Okereke | Indianapolis Colts | Nigeria |
| Chigoziem Okonkwo | Tennessee Titans | Nigeria |
| Chukuma Okorakor | Pittsburgh Steelers | Nigeria |
| Ogbonnia Okoronkwo | Houston Texans | Nigeria |
| Jeff Okudah | Detroit Lions | Nigeria |
| Julian Okwara | Detroit Lions | Nigeria |
| Albert Okwuegbunam | Denver Broncos | Nigeria |
| Chris Olave | New Orleans Saints | Cuba |
| Segun Olubi | Indianapolis Colts | Nigeria |
| Foye Oluokun | Jacksonville Jaguars | Nigeria |
| Charles Omenihu | San Francisco 49ers | Nigeria |
| Michael Onwenu | New England Patriots | Nigeria |
| Iosua Opeta | Philadelphia Eagles | American Samoa |
| Amani Oruwariye | Detroit Lions | Nigeria |
| Odafe Oweh | Baltimore Ravens | Nigeria |
| Jeremiah Owusu-Koromoah | Cleveland Browns | Ghana |
| Ayo Oyelola | Jacksonville Jaguars | United Kingdom |
| Devine Ozigbo | Denver Broncos | Nigeria |
| Joshua Palmer | Los Angeles Chargers | Canada |
| Zach Pascal | Philadelphia Eagles | Grenada |
| Darrin Paulo | Detroit Lions | American Samoa |
| Kwity Paye | Indianapolis Colts | Liberia |
| Matthew Peart | New York Giants | Jamaica |
| Nicholas Petit-Frere | Tennessee Titans | Haiti |
| Eddy Pinero | Carolina Panthers | Cuba |
| Max Pircher | Los Angeles Rams | Italy |
| Sandro Platzgummer | New York Giants | Austria |
| Willington Previlon | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Haiti |
| Mike Purcell | Denver Broncos | Samoa |
| Robert Quinn | Chicago Bears | Puerto Rico |
| Bernhard Raimann | Indianapolis Colts | Austria |
| Taylor Rapp | Los Angeles Rams | People’s Republic of China |
| Malcom Rodriguez | Detroit Lions | Mexico |
| Cesar Ruiz | New Orleans Saints | Dominican Republic |
| Cairo Santos | Chicago Bears | Brazil |
| Bernhard Seikovits | Arizona Cardinals | Austria |
| Penei Sewell | Detroit Lions | American Samoa |
| Dakoda Shepley | Dallas Cowboys | Canada |
| Arryn Siposs | Philadelphia Eagles | Australia |
| JuJu Smith Schuster | Kansas City Chiefs | Samoa |
| Equanimeous St. Brown | Chicago Bears | Germany |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | Detroit Lions | Germany |
| Benjamin St-Juste | Washington Commanders | Canada |
| Michael Strachan | Indianapolis Colts | Bahamas |
| Tua Tagovailoa | Miami Dolphins | Samoa |
| Derrick Tangelo | Atlanta Falcons | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Jahlani Tavai | New England Patriots | Samoa |
| Khyiris Tonga | Atlanta Falcons | Tonga |
| Marlon Tuipulotu | Philadelphia Eagles | Tonga |
| Kemoko Turay | San Francisco 49ers | Ivory Coast |
| Josh Uche | New England Patriots | Nigeria |
| Olisaemeka Udoh | Minnesota Vikings | Nigeria |
| Eyioma Uwazurike | Denver Broncos | Nigeria |
| Halapoulivaati Vaitai | Detroit Lions | Tonga |
| Tanner Vallejo | Arizona Cardinals | Ecuador |
| Vita Vea | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Tonga |
| Alijah Vera-Tucker | New York Jets | Mexico |
| Luiji Vilain | Minnesota Vikings | Canada |
| Corliss Waiyman | Denver Broncos | Suriname |
| Prince Oghenetega Wanogho | Kansas City Chiefs | Nigeria |
| Fred Warner | San Francisco 49ers | Mexico |
| Luke Wattenberg | Denver Broncos | South Korea |
| Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | Tennessee Titans | Nigeria |
| Rachad Wildgoose | Washington Commanders | Bahamas |
| Elijah Wilkinson | Atlanta Falcons | Puerto Rico |
| Avery Williams | Atlanta Falcons | Mexico |
| K’Wuan Williams | Denver Broncos | Jamaica |
| Joshua Williams | Kansas City Chiefs | St.Kitts and Nevis |
| Marco Wilson | Arizona Cardinals | Puerto Rico |
| Mitch Wishnowsky | San Francisco 49ers | Australia |
| Kenny Yeboah | New York Jets | Liberia |
| Isaac Yiadom | Houston Texans | Ghana |
| Olamide Zaccheus | Atlanta Falcons | Nigeria |
The complete list of participating coaches and executives can be seen here:
| Cam Achord | New England Patriots | France |
| Bill Belichick | New England Patriots | Croatia |
| Brian Belichick | New England Patriots | Croatia |
| Stephen Belichick | New England Patriots | Croatia |
| Juan Castillo | Washington Commanders | Mexico |
| Sean Desai | Seattle Seahawks | India |
| Aden Durde | Dallas Cowboys | United Kingdom |
| Cristian Garcia | Washington Commanders | Cuba |
| Joe Houston | New England Patriots | Cuba |
| Joe Judge | New England Patriots | Ireland |
| Joe Kim | New England Patriots | South Korea |
| Sanjay Lal | Seattle Seahawks | India |
| Paraag Marathe | San Francisco 49ers | India |
| Matt Patricia | New England Patriots | Italy |
| Mike Pellegrino | New England Patriots | Italy |
| Ron Rivera | Washington Commanders | Puerto Rico |
| Vincent Rivera | Washington Commanders | South Korea |
| Dean Spanos | Los Angeles Chargers | Greece |
| Vinnie Sunseri | New England Patriots | Italy |
| David Szott | New York Jets | Poland |
