"I lead a group of young men who have the potential to make a real impact in this world. My message to them and anyone else who wants to listen is that honesty, transparency, and empathy go a long way in bringing people together and making change. I hope that the tragedies of the last few weeks will open our hearts and minds to a better way of communicating and hopefully create that change."
That’s the final piece of a statement from Miami Dolphins’ head coach Brian Flores on Friday afternoon, hours before another wave of protests and riots swept across the country and four days after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.