The NFLPA barraged social media with a coordinated effort to relay a simple message.
We want to play.
Browns star defensive end Myles Garrett was one of the first to Tweet out a message with the new hashtag. The movement quickly took off with over one hundred players taking to Twitter to offer their own reasons why they feel the NFL isn’t taking their safety seriously enough, in their opinions. Browns defensive teammates Larry Ogunjobi and Mack Wilson were among those chiming in as well.
If the NFL doesn’t do their part to keep players healthy there is no football in 2020. It’s that simple. #WeWantToPlay
— Myles Garrett ⚡️ (@MylesLGarrett) July 19, 2020
Just make it make sense; @NFL . This isn’t a “wait it out and see” situation; we are talking about lives! The health and safety of our players should be of the utmost importance & right now your current stance on this is a ill reflection of that. #WeWantToPlay
— Larry Ogunjobi (@Mr_Ogunjobi) July 19, 2020
— Mack Wilson (@5mackwilson1) July 19, 2020
Jarvis Landry, one of the team’s leaders, posted a more lengthy plea on his Instagram feed.
Browns center JC Tretter, the NFLPA’s president, offered this:
What you are seeing today is our guys standing up for each other and for the work their union leadership has done to keep everyone as safe as possible. The NFL needs to listen to our union and adopt the experts' recommendations #wewanttoplay
— JC Tretter (@JCTretter) July 19, 2020