King Family Honored at Buccaneers' Playoff Game
NFL Commits to Realizing the Dream Initiative in Conjunction with MLK Day Commemoration
- Martin Luther King III, his wife Arndrea Waters King, and their daughter Yolanda Renee King served as honorary captains for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' NFL playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
- The game marked the first time members of the King family have participated in the commemoration of MLK Day at an NFL game.
- The Buccaneers honored Dr. King's legacy throughout the game with video board tributes and graphics.
- The Bethune-Cookman University Concert Chorale performed at halftime.
- The NFL has pledged a five-year commitment to Realizing the Dream, an initiative by the King family calling for 100 million hours of service by the 100th anniversary of Dr. King’s birth.