The Detroit Lions canceled afternoon practice Tuesday and decided to use their energy and platform to discuss the weekend shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Standing outside of the team’s practice facility in Allen Park, Michigan, head coach Matt Patricia and his players displayed messages written on a whiteboard that read, “The World Can’t Go On! (Stop and Listen)” and “We Won’t Be Silent (One Pride).”
It is the first known time an NFL team has canceled practice to address social justice issues, although nearly all clubs have been more open and outspoken since the May death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.