NFL holds second of silence for victims in Yom Kippur terror assault

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The NFL on Sunday held a second of silence for the victims of the synagogue stabbing assault that occurred within the Manchester, England, space on Yom Kippur earlier than a sport between the Minnesota Vikings and Cleveland Browns.

Two folks had been killed and three had been critically injured when an assailant rammed a automobile into folks on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue after which attacked folks with a knife. The attacker was shot and killed in what police referred to as a terrorist assault.

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Cleveland Browns quarterback Dillon Gabriel (8) passes the ball as he warms-up earlier than the NFL sport between Minnesota Vikings and Cleveland Browns on the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Picture/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

The NFL sport was being performed at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London . Followers wearing both orange or purple to assist the groups took off their hats and had been briefly silent earlier than "The Star-Spangled Banner" was performed.

The deceased victims had been recognized as Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66 – each worshippers on the synagogue. Daulby was by chance shot by an officer as worshippers tried to cease the attacker from coming into the constructing by barricading the door shut, police stated.

Daulby’s household hailed him as a "hero" whose "remaining act was one among profound braveness."

Minnesota Vikings working again Cam Akers runs onto the sphere for the warm-up forward of the NFL sport between Minnesota Vikings and Cleveland Browns on the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Picture/Ian Walton)

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Cravitz’s household described him as a "caring" household man.

"Melvin would do something to assist anybody. He was so form, caring and at all times wished to speak and get to know folks," their assertion learn.

The attacker was recognized as Jihad Al-Shamie , 35. He was a British citizen of Syrian descent who got here to the nation as a baby and have become a citizen in 2006.

Police guard the scene of a stabbing incident at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, in Crumpsall, Manchester, England, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, following Thursday's assault. (AP Picture/Ian Hodgson)

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Police stated Al-Shamie "could have been influenced by excessive Islamist ideology" however cautioned that constructing out the total image of the assault is "more likely to take a while."