Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson attended a march and rally on Tuesday in honor of George Floyd, per Aaron Wilson of theHouston Chronicle:
The Houston rally occurred eight days after Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was killed in Minneapolis police custody.
Derek Chauvin, a white officer, was seen pressing his knee into Floyd's neck for over eight minutes, per Scottie Andrew of CNN.com. He has been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Per Jasper Scherer of the Houston Chronicle, the event organizers estimated that a crowd of 60,000 came out to protest alongside Floyd's family, who were in attendance and led a march to City Hall.