Detroit Lions defensive end Trey Flowers addresses the media with his teammates outside the team's practice facility on Aug. 25, 2020, in Allen Park, Mich.The Detroit Lions decided not to practice on Tuesday, protesting after a Black man was shot by police in Wisconsin.Lions coach Matt Patricia opened the team’s morning meeting by allowing players to share their thoughts on the shooting of Jacob Blake, who is paralyzed from the waist down.
The Detroit Lions stand together outside the team practice facility in protest of racial injustice on Aug. 25, 2020.Lions players and Patricia later filed out of the team’s practice facility, pushing a dry-erase board on wheels along the sidewalk to address the media. The words: “The world can’t go on,” was written in blue on one side of the dry-erase board and “We won’t be silent!! One pride,” was in black on the other side of the white board.
Patricia said he is proud of the players and hopes they inspire other people and teams in the NFL to take a stand for social justice.Follow related topics
Did they skip practice when the young boy 5years old was shot to death by a black man
A real saint. When the police say stop, don’t walk to you car and reach in for something. It’s that simple.
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Lions skip practice to protest shooting of Jacob Blake - Sportsnet.ca'I challenge everybody to do this, everybody in the league to do this.' The Detroit Lions decided not to practice today, protesting the shooting of Jacob Blake. Maybe they should wait for the facts and stop being racists.
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Lions skip practice to protest shooting of Jacob Blake - Sportsnet.ca'I challenge everybody to do this, everybody in the league to do this.' The Detroit Lions decided not to practice today, protesting the shooting of Jacob Blake. Maybe they should wait for the facts and stop being racists.
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Jacob Blake’s father says son left paralyzed by police shooting in WisconsinBlake’s father told the Chicago Sun-Times that he was told his son was shot eight times during the Sunday evening confrontation with police, which was captured on cellphone video and led to two nights of unrest in Kenosha AllLivesMatter Two law enforcement officers have guns pointed at me and are telling me to stop, I’m gonna stop. Finally the first headline I saw w/o referring to the skin color of the victim. Good for you.
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Protests Erupt For 2nd Night In Wisconsin After Black Man Shot By PolicePolice fired tear gas at protesters during clashes after cellphone footage showed Jacob Blake shot in the back. Jacob Blake* SayHisName This needs to stop. Inhuman behaviour by police
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Father says Black Wisconsin man shot by police is paralyzedThe father of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, says his son was left paralyzed from the waist down. His name is Jacob Blake. I’d like to know why this thug thought reaching for something in his car was a good idea and why he didn’t comply with police instructions when they axed him.
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Celtics’ Jaylen Brown feels helpless in the bubble after Jacob Blake shooting - Sportsnet.ca“People post my jersey all the time - 7. And now every time I look at my jersey now, what I see is a Black man being shot 7 times.” Celtics' Jaylen Brown addresses the media about the shooting of Jacob Blake. BlackLivesMatter celtics What about the white kid that was executed in front of his own house by a black man? Crazy how stuff like that doesn’t get everyone’s attention but right when it’s a black guy that’s when all the celebrities come in. I hope this guy recovers fully but man the media is bad celtics Only pure trash defend a criminal/thug. Lucky for the thug it was only 7 celtics Just listen to the cops. Don’t resist. This really isn’t that hard. I wish all the lame media sympathizers could see that. NOT THAT HARD. DONT RESIST. STAY ALIVE
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