Tierra Burns is an ordained minister at Greater Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charlotte, NC. She owns a private practice providing faith-based and performance-based mental health services as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and is a US ARMY veteran.

Douglas Willett is a recording artist from Greensboro, North Carolina. He has performed the National Anthem for the NHL, NBA, MLS, NCAA Men's & Women's Championship games, USA Gymnastics, Monster Jam & now the NFL.

Carol Bailey was born and raised in Massachusetts and comes from a deaf family. She is the second oldest of six siblings. With over 30 years of experience working at four different schools for the deaf, Carol retired from the North Carolina School for the Deaf in 2022. She currently continues her service to the community as a substitute teacher at the same school. Carol is deeply passionate about supporting deaf children, as well as children with special needs and autism. She has been a resident of Morganton, North Carolina, for the past ten years.

Callie Dobbins, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, is the Senior Vice President of Atrium Health Levine Children's, part of Advocate Health. In this role, she leads a team of over 3,000 teammates and 1,000 pediatric providers across four children's hospitals, nine NICUs, over 35 specialty care sites and more than 50 primary care practices.
Callie, who began her career as a nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte, is an advocate for critical issues in pediatric healthcare and fights fiercely for kids in our community and across the nation to receive the best care possible. Callie has been named a Healthcare Hero and 40 Under 40 award recipient by Charlotte Business Journal, and was given the 2025 National Women's History Leadership in Action award for her dedication to kids everywhere.

Today's colors are proudly being presented the Eastern Randolph High School Army JROTC.

The Eastern Randolph High School Army JROTC Color guard cadets are composed of some of the best students that attend Eastern Randolph High School in Ramseur, North Carolina. The Color guard presents the colors at school, community, and athletic events throughout the year. These cadets work intensely to learn the leadership, teamwork, and professionalism needed to perform these duties at a very high skill level.

In celebration of the NFL's Play Football Month, two 11-U teams will be playing an exhibition game during halftime. Please welcome the Lake Norman Giants and the Harrisburg Cowboys!