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George Floyd's Brother Responds to Raiders' 'I Can Breathe' Tweet

Godofredo A. Vasquez, Houston Chronicle/Pool Photo via USA TODAY Network

Philonise Floyd issued a statement regarding the Raiders' tweet following the conviction of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter on Tuesday for his role in the death of George Floyd.

Chauvin killed Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, in May 2020 outside a grocery store in Minneapolis. Chauvin placed his knee on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes and refused to take the pressure off despite Floyd calling out "I can't breathe" numerous times.