NFL kicks off preseason with moment of silence after shooting that killed 4 people in New York

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The NFL season kicked off at the annual Hall of Fame game Thursday night with a moment of silence for the four people killed earlier this week by a shooter who was targeting league headquarters in New York.

The gunman also wounded a league employee in the shooting Monday night. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told NBC he visited the employee for an hour on Wednesday and said the man was improving.

“It’s just heartbreaking for all of us. It’s devastating,” Goodell said.