Lions cancel Tuesday’s practice, come together to promote social justice in wake of Jacob Blake shooting

The Detroit Lions have canceled Tuesday’s practice, come together to promote social justice in wake of Jacob Blake shooting.

Detroit Lions’ practice was supposed to begin at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday but the media was told practice would be delayed after player meetings were running long. Practice was delayed again, then delayed again, and finally canceled.

The Lions have made social justice a priority this offseason, and after the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin over the weekend, the Lions’ players felt compelled to spend the day having raw conversations about it.

At 1:30 in the afternoon, Lions’ players came out to address the media as a group, standing together with a whiteboard message that read, “The World Can’t Go On!” and “We Won’t Be Silent!!”.

Duron Harmon, Trey Flowers, and Taylor Decker addressed the media outside the Lions facility in Allen Park.

Team leaders Matthew Stafford, Trey Flowers, Duron Harmon, Taylor Decker, and coach Matt Patricia met virtually with the media to further discuss this issue, while other players and coaches took to social media after the demonstration to express their feelings: