The Denver Broncos will not practice Thursday after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Sunday.
In protest of police brutality and racism, NBA, MLS, MLB and WNBA players went on strike for games that were scheduled to be played on Wednesday evening. Most of those games were postponed (MLS played one game before postponing the others).
Many NFL teams have followed suit and canceled practices.
The Broncos were scheduled to practice on Thursday morning but called a team meeting instead to discuss a plan of action. Brandon Krisztal of KOA Radio was the first to report Denver will not practice today.
Broncos players have been vocal in their support of social justice this offseason. Earlier this summer, more than 50 players attended a Black Lives Matter march in Denver and several players spoke on a platform.
“The time is always right to do what’s right,” outside linebacker Von Miller told the peaceful protestors. “Once we have awareness, we’ve got to come up out of oblivion. We’ve got to always do what’s right. Once we have awareness, we’ve got to use our moral compass to make decisions on what’s right. Black, white, it doesn’t matter — it’s 2020.
“Muhammad Ali, Kareem-Abdul Jabbar, Jim Brown [and we’re] still fighting this fight. It’s up to us to keep it going. My teammates, they care that I’m here — I’m in the locker room with these guys each and every day. I’m proud of these guys. I’m proud of Denver, I’m proud of the state of Colorado. We’ve got to keep this going. Thank you, we appreciate you.”
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