Before Sunday’s match-up between the Jets and the Ravens, New York Police Department officer Brianna Fernandez kicked things off with the National Anthem —and the entire stadium joined in.
From The New York Post:
New York Police Department officer Brianna Fernandez was the actual singer, but she invited the crowd to sing along in a video published by the Jets on Twitter moments before kickoff. Fireworks were shot off from the top of the stadium about halfway through the chilling rendition.
“I’m so excited to be here, so thrilled to be singing on this special day,” Fernandez said, “and I hope that everyone joins in with me today.”
Fernandez is the daughter of former NYPD officer Luis Fernandez, who died in October 2014 of a 9/11-related cancer. Brianna works in the 9th precinct, where her father worked on 9/11. Luis served in the NYPD for 23 years.
The Jets also held moments of silence for the victims of 9/11, for the late Queen Elizabeth II and (in the press box) for Miami Dolphins senior vice president of communications Jason Jenkins.
Watch the clip above. More from The New York Post below:
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