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Into America

Into Protest and the NFL

Into America

Trymaine Lee, MS NOW

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🗓️ 9 June 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The NFL changed course on player protest, but do management and fans really want change?

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0:00.0

I'm going to continue to stand with the people that are being oppressed.

0:13.7

To me this is something that has to change and when there's significant change and I

0:18.0

feel like that flag represents what's supposed to represent and this country is representing

0:23.3

people the way that it's supposed to, I'll stand.

0:26.1

Specifically what would you like to see change in order for you to stand?

0:29.1

And specifically is police brutality.

0:31.4

There's people being murdered unjustly and not being held accountable.

0:35.7

That's not right by anyone's standards.

0:40.9

It's been almost four years since NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began a peaceful protest against

0:46.2

police brutality and racial injustice.

0:49.6

At first sitting and then kneeling when the national anthem played during games.

0:54.1

Last week in the middle of a nationwide movement against racism and the police killing of George

0:58.5

Floyd the debate around protest and football came up again.

1:02.8

I will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America or

1:08.0

our country.

1:09.3

That was Drew Breeze, superstar quarterback for the New Orleans Saints.

1:13.0

And when I look at the flag of the United States I envision my two grandfathers who fought

1:19.1

for this country during World War II.

1:22.0

Breeze is a white quarterback in a league where 70% of the players are black.

1:27.3

And so the coaches are white and almost every single team owner is also white.

1:31.6

For many black players including Breeze's own teammates like safety Malcolm Jenkins his

1:36.7

comments were disappointing.

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