Buffalo Bills fans 'disappointed' over team's Charlie Kirk tribute... after NFL rivals were slammed for snubs

In their first home game since the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the Buffalo Bills honored the murdered far-right political commentator.

Prior to kickoff of their game on Thursday Night Football, the Bills posted a graphic with his name and his birth and death dates while also cycling through images of the TurningPoint USA founder and his family.

Somber music played out as reporters on the ground noted that a few people stood for the display.

Fans in attendance told Daily Mail that reaction was mostly quiet with a few overheard boos when Kirk's face was shown. One fan was even heard saying 'It's over a week, get over it".

While the Green Bay Packers were instructed by the NFL to honor Kirk the day after his assassination, other teams had discretion from the league to make their own decisions on the matter.

Teams who honored Kirk were met with some backlash from fans. Buffalo was no different.

'Not surprised but still disappointed. Why honor a non apologetic racist, homophonic misogynist,' one Bills fan posted to X.

Another said, 'Gross and disappointed,' while a different Bills fan remarked, 'Charlie who?'

'If we lose tn I now know why,' said another member of Bills Mafia.

Yet another Bills fan said, 'I’ve been a fan of the Bills for 30+ years but NOT ANYMORE! This is a completely disgusting display of ( yo the advert is literally “Hunt” about a guy that got murked out in the open).'

NFL teams have been caught between a rock and a hard place when it comes to honoring Kirk - with teams receiving negative reactions for both decisions.

On Sunday, the New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, Tennessee Titans, New Orleans Saints, Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals all halted proceedings before their respective kickoffs to remember the life of the 31-year-old conservative activist.

The Cowboys, Jets and Titans all broadcast a picture of Kirk on their jumbotrons during a moment of silence. The Saints held a period of silence before the National Anthem in New Orleans.

The Dolphins also held a moment of silence for Kirk, along with the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks 'and any other victims of violence'.

The Steelers, meanwhile, had their flag at half-staff for their game against the Seattle Seahawks.

Yet the Detroit Lions, Cincinnati Bengals, Baltimore Ravens, Indianapolis Colts and Minnesota Vikings did not pay tribute to him before their games.

Daily Mail contacted all five teams to ask why they chose not to honor Kirk. Indianapolis explained that the team instead held a moment of silence for Forrest Lucas - founder of Lucas Oil, the namesake of their stadium - which was always planned after he passed away last month. The Lions, Bengals, Ravens and Vikings did not initially respond.

The Ravens did hold a moment of silence when George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in 2020, and players from both franchises took a knee during the National Anthem in protest months later.

The Houston Texans decided to honor 'all victims of violence and natural disasters across the country' ahead of their game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday.

Later in the evening, the Las Vegas Raiders then became the sixth franchise to snub the murdered conservative activist

After being approached by Daily Mail, the Texans said in a statement: 'We held a moment of silence pregame to honor all victims of violence and natural disasters across the country. Unfortunately, there have been a number of recent tragedies, so we did not think it was appropriate to single any of them out and minimize the others that have occurred.' The Raiders initially did not respond to a request for comment.