As the nation has a level of awakening with racial-justice protests happening in all 50 states over the murder of George Floyd and the continued occurrences of police brutality The NFL has understandably taken a lot of flak for their lack of support of peaceful protests over the last several years When the league released a statement about the murder of Floyd, several observers noted how it was in direct contrast to a lack of effort they could have been making as one of the pillars of the fabric of America It seems many of their players felt similarly, including Cowboys star Ezekiel Elliott Elliott was one of several stars who appeared in an iconic, powerful video released the day of Floyd’s public funeral, chastising the league for failing to acknowledge the danger, stress and struggle Black folks face on a regular basis
Cowboys’ Elliott among Black NFL stars in iconic video calling out league on police-brutality respon
As the nation has a level of awakening with racial-justice protests happening in all 50 states over the murder of George Floyd and the continued occurrences of police brutality The NFL has understandably taken a lot of flak for their lack of support of peaceful protests over the last several years When the league released a statement about the murder of Floyd, several observers noted how it was in direct contrast to a lack of effort they could have been making as one of the pillars of the fabric of America It seems many of their players felt similarly, including Cowboys star Ezekiel Elliott Elliott was one of several stars who appeared in an iconic, powerful video released the day of Floyd’s public funeral, chastising the league for failing to acknowledge the danger, stress and struggle Black folks face on a regular basis