The ceremony on another continent was respectful.It was sobering.And it was cool.NFL'S WEEK 1 9/11 TRIBUTE BEGINS IN SEATTLE WITH WILD GUITAR SOLO DURING NATIONAL ANTHEMMembers of the Los Angeles Rams run onto the field before an NFL game against the San Francisco 49ers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia, on Sept.11, 2026.
(Getty Images)The sold-out crowd at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Victoria, stood and eventually cheered the singing of the "Star-Spangled Banner" by New York-based group Infinity Song.NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL CONFIRMS LEAGUE WANTS MULTIPLE TEAMS BASED OUTSIDE THE US: 'NO DOUBT'And then they sang along when Cody Simpson belted out Advance Australia Fair.A joint contingent of U.S.Marines and sailors bore the colors alongside members of the Australian Defence Force (yes, they spell it with a "c" instead of an "s").Smoke pours from the twin towers of the World Trade Center after they were hit by two hijacked airliners in a terrorist attack September 11, 2001, in New York City.
(Robert Giroux/Getty Images)During the NFL’s first-ever regular season game in Australia, pregame ceremonies honored the 25th anniversary of 9/11 through the league's Salute to Service partnership with Tragedy Assistance Program survivors who attended the game.The NFL Foundation also supported week-long activities for military families of the fallen with a connection to 9/11, including a ceremony at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance.Netflix, which is streaming the game, ran a segment memorializing 9/11 and the NFL's reaction on the tragic day and the decision about what to do afterward."I had gotten into the office, and we actually heard the plane go over," commissioner Roger Goodell said of the day when he was still the league director of club relations and international development."People walking in saying, 'Did you hear that?' And I said, 'I heard it.
What was it?'"We now know what it was ...Fans gather outside the MCG before the S...