Detroit Lions safety Tracy Walker joined CNN’s Chris Cuomo to discuss change in the NFL and remembering his cousin Ahmaud Arbery.
“It definitely means a lot,” Walker said of Roger Goodell’s video condemning racism and the systematic oppression of black people, “because that’s the first step, I feel like. Us all uniting as one to accomplish the common goal we are trying to reach — which is equality.”
When asked if he interpreted Goodell’s message as allowing players to protest on the sidelines of an NFL game, Walker pointed to the message indicating that collectively “we all need to be better”.
“We need change and we all see that,” Walker continued. “We all see that we’ve got to come together and basically unite as one. And like I said, if we don’t buy-in and unite as one, we’re going to continue to still go through this and so I feel like that’s kinda the step we’re taking right now.”
Walker wrapped up the interview talking about his cousin Arbery, focusing on the positives and remembering the person he was instead of how he died.
You can watch the entire interview in the Twitter clip from Cuomo’s show below:
Lions safety @TracyWalkerIII, cousin of the late Ahmaud Arbery, says players need to unite as the NFL condemns racism in America.
"We need change…we all see that we've got to come together…If we don't buy in and unite…we're going to continue to still go through this." pic.twitter.com/tS63kWW5ll
— Cuomo Prime Time (@CuomoPrimeTime) June 6, 2020