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Mother Of Antwon Rose Upset That Alejandro Villanueva Chose To Tape Over Son’s Name

The Pittsburgh Steelers as a team came together and voted on what they would wear on the rear of their helmets. This year, the NFL permitted teams to wear the names of victims of systemic racism and police brutality, or messages of anti-racism.

They came together and they elected to wear the name of Antwon Rose, Jr., who was 17 years old when he was shot three times from behind by a police officer in Pittsburgh a couple of years ago. Police stopped the vehicle he was in as the frontseat passenger when both he and the backseat passenger chose to attempt to flee the seen.