GREEN BAY — While other NFL teams and sports organizations issued various press releases and statements in the wake of George Floyd’s death while in police custody in Minneapolis, the Green Bay Packers held off.
Now everyone knows why.
With encouragement from coach Matt LaFleur and with quarterback Aaron Rodgers penning some of the script, the team released a video message Thursday morning, a 1 minute, 55 second piece in which LaFleur and 12 of his players, including Rodgers, spoke.
“We are so fortunate to have such a great group of players,” LaFleur told the State Journal when reached Thursday.