Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone took the field Sunday trying to win a football game, while also worrying about the safety of his parents in Israel.
The parents of seventh graders, Sal and Judy, are stuck in Israel during the deadly conflict between Israel and Hamas.
“It was tough,” Anzalone told The Detroit News after the Lions’ 42-24 home win over the Panthers in Week 5. “(It’s) really all I could think about.”
Sal and Judy were part of a group of 53 Americans stuck in Israel after arriving on Oct. 2.
They were part of a tour group through the First Naples Baptist church in Naples. Fla., according to the report.
Israel has since declared war on Hamas, which launched its biggest attack on Israel in 50 years over the weekend.
Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone in September 2023. AP Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone tackles Hayden Hurst on Sunday. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con
More than 1,100 people have died, according to The Associated Press.
The Detroit News reports the First Naples party had a flight scheduled to leave Israel via Tel Aviv on Thursday, but the area has become embroiled in the conflict.
The paper reported that Anzalone, 29, tagged President Joe Biden in an X message on Sunday, which has since been deleted, that said: “My parents are in this group. Please take my parents home…”
Alex Anzalone helps break up a pass against the Panthers.USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con
First Naples Church provided an update on Facebook and Instagram on Sunday with a photo captioned, “Pray for Israel and our team.”
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“Join us in praying for safety and peace for the nation of Israel,” the post said. “Please also pray for our current First Naples team.
“From Pastor Alan: ‘We are doing well in our hotel in Jerusalem. Please continue to pray for Israel and for this matter to be resolved as peacefully and as quickly as possible. We believe in God and we know that God has this.’”
Anzalone, a third-round draft pick in 2017, had a season-high 11 combined tackles in Detroit’s dramatic win over the Panthers on Sunday that improved the Lions to 4-1.
The former University of Florida product had 35 combined tackles and one sack for the NFC North leaders, who visit the Buccaneers in Week 6.
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