Through the Ravens’ team lawyer, the franchise already had designs on advocating for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020, which addresses police accountability. “I’m sure there are people in the organization who wish we hadn’t said this, we hadn’t said that, but it is a consensus statement,” Cass said. (Three of the inmates were released but because of the novel coronavirus and illness, not the Ravens’ efforts, Cass said.) In crafting their statement, players were adamant that they encourage people to vote. But they have learned that protest can evolve — beyond kneeling, beyond the anthem, beyond whatever else the league signs off on.

Source: Washington Post September 12, 2020 10:52 UTC