The Seahawks and Colts in Indianapolis, and every other NFL team. Houston Fire Department EMT Christina Calderon will be recognized with a $10,000 donation in her name to the 100 Club of Houston to support the families of fallen first responders.Ĭalderon was surprised with the award by Cal McNair, Texans chairman and CEO, and Hannah McNair, vice president of the Texans Foundation, at a private lunch at Texans practice earlier this week. Twenty years and one day later, on Sunday, 26-year-old Juliette Candela sang the most unique national anthem in sports history. The star of courage award honors a first responder for excellence, in leadership, bravery, and commitment to Houston. And in doing so he reminded us what made him famous. Levine - Septem11:00 pm EDT 0 Juliette Candela, the daughter of 9/11 victim John Candela, was chosen to sing the National Anthem at the end of a tribute video the NFL played at the start of Week 1 broadcasts, the day after the 20th anniversary of the Sept.

The Texans will also have the 2021 Star of Courage Award presented by Apache Corporation & 100 Club of Houston Check Presentation in the first quarter. The six-time Mirror Ball Trophy-winning pro-turned-season 29 judge performed an exhibition routine in the middle of the grand finale ‘s song. The piece will be produced by NFL Films and it will be broadcast across all nine game broadcasts Sunday. In addition to honoring first responders, the NFL will have a universal national anthem performed by Juliette Candela from the 9/11 site in New York. The Houston Police Department and Houston Fire Department Joint Honor Guard will present the colors.

The United States flag holders will include deputies from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, officers from the Houston Police Department, firefighters from the Houston Fire Department, and paramedics from the Harris County Emergency Corps. The tributes came from individuals, from teams, league-wide, and even joined in by media as all the pregame shows beamed across the country a national anthem from the National September 11 Memorial and Museum sung by Juliette Candela, whose father John Candela was killed on 9-11. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, Houston Police Department Chief of Police Troy Finner, and Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña will serve as coin toss captains. Twenty years later, the NFL opened its 2021 regular-season recalling the tragedy and triumph of Sept.

First responders will be honored throughout the game.

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