Floyd's deceased bereaved family NFL shows protest with players

Floyd's deceased bereaved family NFL shows protest with players September 14, 11:23

In May, the bereaved family of a black man who died after being decapitated by a white police officer was invited to a NFL = American League of Professional Football match and showed his intention to protest racism with the players. ..

In the United States, protests against racial discrimination have spread in May, triggered by the death of a black George Floyd who was decapitated by a white police officer, and even in professional sports, teams and individual players Boycotts the game to protest.

Of these, the NFL Vikings, based in Minnesota, Floyd's hometown, invited Floyd's bereaved family to the unattended opening match against the Packers on the 13th.

Before the match, the Vikings players lined up in black T-shirts with the words "Now is the time to change", and Floyd's bereaved family had a giant horn on the stand to signal the start of the match. Appeared before.

And Floyd's bereaved family silently protested racism in front of the horn, and the match was kicked off without ringing the horn in memory of Floyd. ..

In other games at the NFL, there are a series of teams showing their intention to protest by not appearing on the field when singing the national anthem.