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Florida State football players, head coach Mike Norvell call for change at Unity Walk

Mike Norvell called it one of the proudest moments of his coaching career.

Earlier this week, Florida State defensive tackle Cory Durden walked into his head coach's office with an idea. He wanted to stage a Unity Walk organized by members of the FSU football team, using their collective platform to continue raising attention to the social justice battle that continues to wage across the country.

Protests have been held in Tallahassee and across the country for over two weeks since George Floyd died after a police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes in Minneapolis on May 25.