Ryan Tannehill re-iterated his support for the fight against “systemic racism, police brutality, and oppression.”
Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill has once again shown support for the fight against “systemic racism, police brutality, and oppression” in the wake of the tragic death of George Floyd while in police custody.
Tannehill took to Instagram on Saturday night to re-iterate his support for the movement.
“Ben & Jerry’s said it best….we stand with the black community in the fight against systematic racism, police brutality, & oppression.
These are long-standing issues that are going to take conversation, understanding, & action. It will not happen overnight but I will fight for change.”
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Ben & Jerry’s said it best….we stand with the black community in the fight against systematic racism, police brutality, & oppression. These are long-standing issues that are going to take conversation, understanding, & action. It will not happen overnight but I will fight for change. Link in bio to donate, sign petitions, text/call local leaders, & learn more about these issues 🙏🏼 #BlackLivesMatter #JusticeForBreonnaTaylor #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd @benandjerrys: Systemic & institutionalized racism are the defining civil rights & social justice issues of our time. We’ve come to understand that to be silent about the violence and threats to the lives & well-being of Black people is to be complicit in that violence and those threats There is good news: the first step in overcoming systemic racism & injustice is to simply understand & admit that there is a problem. It’s trying to understand the perspective of others whose experiences are different from our own. We want to be clear: we believe that saying Black lives matter is not to say that the lives of those who serve in the law enforcement community don’t. We respect & value the commitment to our communities that those in law enforcement make, & we respect the value of every one of their lives. But we do believe that — whether Black, brown, white, or blue — our nation & our very way of life is dependent on the principle of all people being served equal justice under the law. And it’s clear, the effects of the criminal justice system are not color blind. We do not place the blame for this on individual officers. Rather, we believe it is due to the systemic racism built into the fabric of our institutions at every level, disadvantaging & discriminating against people of color in ways that go beyond individual intent to discriminate. For this reason, we are not pointing fingers at individuals; we are instead urging us to come together to better our society & institutions so that we may finally fulfill the founding promise of this country: to be a country with dignity & justice for all. All lives do matter. But all lives will not matter until Black lives matter.
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Just days after Floyd’s death, Tannehill posted this on Twitter.
Several other Titans players have spoken out, including right tackle Isaiah Wilson, safety Kevin Byard, and head coach Mike Vrabel.
The team itself released a statement condemning racism , and Byard has said there have been “really great conversations” among players in the locker room on this matter.
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