The Jets have had enough of the recent social and racial injustices that have taken place across America.
On Saturday night, New York released a video touching on social and racial issues in the United States. The video features numerous Jets players, as well as head coach Adam Gase, general manager Joe Douglas and CEO and acting owner Christopher Johnson. It ends with players and members of the organization on the practice field saying “enough is enough” in unison.
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— New York Jets (@nyjets) August 30, 2020
“In lieu of practicing on Thursday, the Jets players and organization took the day to discuss ways we could affect change in our community,” members of the organization state in the video. “We are using this moment to focus on social injustices that are devastating families and people across the country. It is important we use this time to understand, educate and effectuate change.”
The Jets canceled practice on Thursday and spent over four hours discussing the Jacob Blake shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin and what they can do to address social and racial issues, according to ESPN’s Rich Cimini. Joe Douglas, Adam Gase and Christopher Johnson were involved in the conversations, which lasted well through the morning.
Cimini added that conversations got emotional at times, but remained centered on finding solutions. Prior to Thursday, Le’Veon Bell, Jamison Crowder, Marcus Maye, Bradley McDougald, La’Mical Perine and assistant head coach/linebackers coach Frank Bush all voiced their thoughts on the Blake shooting. Sam Darnold and Jonotthan Harrison followed suit after practice on Saturday.
According to Harrison, the Jets have not discussed sitting out any regular-season games in an effort to bring more awareness to the cause, but the dialogue will continue throughout the year.
“Our purpose is to spur action,” the Jets said in the video. “We support other teams and league that are doing the same, and call on those sitting on the sidelines to join us in creating change in our country. Enough is enough. The time is now. We need to do this together.”