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Broncos' Vic Fangio apologizes for statement on race in NFL, showing why his narrow focus was wrong

Since context and fairness matter, maybe more than ever in our soundbite, social media pull-quote world, Vic Fangio said a lot of things Tuesday that should find almost universal agreement.

The Denver Broncos coach said he was “shocked, sad and angry” over the killing of George Floyd, in which at least one person is facing at least third-degree murder charges. He called for former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin to be “punished to the fullest extent of the law.” He put the burden of change on everyone, not just those directly impacted.