Are There Any NFL Players Giving Back To The Community?
Yes.
This has been updated to show what players are saying about their protests.
The first question was to provide examples of NFL players giving back to the community. The examples posted below were to answer that. Since then, I’ve been given more clarification. “What are these players saying about why they’re kneeling?” So, I used The Google, again for a few articles below.
Fox news ignored it. Not that that’s against the law, like kneeling.
If anyone really wants to understand this protest, from the beginning, here’s a timeline. It details when Kaepernick started to protest police brutality, more importantly, when he started kneeling vs. sitting, after talking to a Green Barrett.
The original post continues below
In response to an article about the Houston Texans players kneeling last week, a question/remark was posted on a friend’s Facebook thread. Here is what the person said. “Still waiting for Breaking News to show them actually putting their mouth with their money in these communities…”
It took me less than 30 seconds to use my trusty internet machine and perform a search for a list of nfl players giving back to the community. It took me another 30 seconds to sort and filter my results for just 2017. I’m exhausted. Is the list below the type of “breaking news” they’re talking about?
Long, who is white, has been a fervent supporter of teammate Malcolm Jenkins, who has raised his fist during the national anthem to protest racial injustices. Beginning in the preseason, Long has stood next to Jenkins, with his arm on Jenkins’ shoulder during the anthem.
