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A son who saw a police officer hold a gun to his fatherâs head. A husband whose wife was pulled over driving a Bentley.
These unsettling scenes are among the stories from some of the NFLâs marquee players Authentic Clay Matthews Jersey , multimillionaires sharing tales of racial profiling by law enforcement. It is a troubling concern for people of color that has been at the center of the protests begun in August 2016 by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
The protests have waned, but the ongoing issue for players â and the black communities they come from â has not.
The Associated Press surveyed 56 of the 59 black players at last weekendâs Pro Bowl game as part of its look at how African-American athletes have long used their sports platforms to effect social and political change. The AP asked the players whether they or someone they knew have ever experienced racial profiling.
All said yes.
âYou can probably ask any black man out here and the answer is yes,â said Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Malik Jackson. âItâs not like this is just starting today or a new thing. Itâs gone on for a long time. I think African-American men have been (victims) of racial profiling for a long time, by either the things they wear or just by the color of their skin.â
In protesting, Kaepernick and others attempted to highlight the killings of unarmed black men by police, an issue brought into the national spotlight by Black Lives Matter activists after the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri , in 2014. But the message was quickly overtaken by fans offended by the playersâ decision to kneel during the anthem.
âThat was the main thing with the protests, to bring awareness so people know whatâs going on,â said Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey. âThatâs the first step to trying to fix the situation.â
NFL players who have protested this season have been in the minority, and protests waned as the season went on. Some players are focusing on ways of addressing injustice off the field.
âIf it affects that many people by taking a knee Authentic Andrew Luck Jersey , just stand up, itâs that simple,â said Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey. âTaking a knee during the anthem, in my opinion, changes nothing. Giving back to the community, being around the kids and people in poverty, I respect that.â
For many players, the issue is not one of patriotism, but rather it is personal.
âAt the end of the day, weâre not trying to disrespect nobody,â said Jaguars cornerback A.J. Bouye. âNo matter what happens Stefon Diggs Jersey Big , I feel like somebody is not going to be happy, but we have a lot of respect for our country and respect for the game.â
Bouye was among the players who recounted firsthand experience with racial profiling.
âMy dad, when I was growing up ⦠gun to his head and everything,â Bouye said. âThatâs why it hits close to me. We know that there are issues going on, and maybe some people donât want to bring awareness to them, but weâll find a way.â
Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Gerald McCoy said he, his father and his wife have all been victims of racial profiling â even after he became a successful athlete.
âIt happened to my wife in the past couple of years,â said McCoy, who was drafted in 2010. âShe got pulled over. She was driving a Bentley. Nice neighborhood, and they pulled her over. All her stuff was right and they just didnât have any reason. It just wasnât right.â
Black athletes have been finding a way to fight for social change for more than 100 years, from Jack Johnson to Muhammad Ali to Kaepernick.
Their fights have come at great personal expense Womens Justin Houston Jersey , from alienation by fellow Americans to incarceration to the loss of their careers.
NFL players faced backlash of their own in 2017.
During the season, President Donald Trump referred to the players as âsons of bitchesâ and suggested they be fired. And Trump again condemned the protests in his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, juxtaposing the campaign against the patriotic efforts of a white child who has planted thousands of American flags on the graves of veterans.
A recent AP-NORC poll showed most Americans think refusing to stand for the national anthem is disrespectful to the country, the military and the American flag. Most African-Americans polled were more likely to approve of the playersâ protests. Only 4 in 10 Americans polled saw refusing to stand for the flag as an act of patriotism.
Players have pointed out that the protests are allowed under free speech, one of the cornerstones of American democracy. Martin Luther King Jr. framed civil disobedience as a commitment to conscience tied to founding revolts of our country like the Boston Tea Party.
The issue has loomed over the entire NFL season, which culminates with Sundayâs Super Bowl. And a year into his presidency, Trumpâs Department of Justice has abandoned talk of police reform in favor of support for law enforcement and criticism of activists.
Of the players surveyed at the Pro Bowl, 42 said they would support the idea of the NFL going back to keeping teams in the locker room until after the anthem is played, a practice that was changed in 2009 â not that they believe they have much say in what decision league owners will make.
âThe league does what the league does,â said Jackson. âI donât have any say in it, so I donât care.â
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Goodall reported from Orlando. Whack is The A Marc-Andre Fleury made 28 saves in his fourth shutout of the playoffs and the expansion Vegas Golden Knights are headed to the Western Conference Final in their inaugural season after beating the San Jose Sharks 3-0 in Game 6 of their second-round series Sunday.
Jonathan Marchessault opened the scoring Anthony Barr Jersey Big , Nate Schmidt added an insurance goal that was only detectable by replay and Cody Eakin sealed it with an empty-netter to help Vegas become just the third team in NHL history to win multiple series in its first season.
The Toronto Arenas won the Stanley Cup in the first postseason in league history in 1918 and St. Louis won two rounds to win the all-expansion West Division in 1968.
Next up for Fleury and Vegas will be the Western Conference Final against either Winnipeg or Nashville. The Jets lead that series 3-2 heading into Game 6 on Monday night.
LIGHTNING 3, BRUINS 1
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) â Brayden Point and J.T. Miller scored second-period goals, helping Tampa Bay advance to the Eastern Conference final for the third time in four years.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 27 shots â 14 in the final period â for the Lightning, who rebounded from losing the series opener at home to eliminate the Bruins in five games.
David Krejci scored in the final minute of the first period to give Boston a 1-0 lead that Point erased with his unassisted goal at 10:43 of the second.
Millerâs power-play goal broke the tie less than four minutes later, and Anton Stralman added an empty-netter with 1:29 remaining to end any chance for a Boston comeback.
One day after being put âon noticeâ by the NHL for licking Lightning forward Ryan Callahan during Friday nightâs overtime loss in Game 4, there were no more such incidents involving Bruins winger Brad Marchand, who also made headlines after appearing to lick Torontoâs Leo Komarov in the first round.
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