Duane Brown is among the NFL players speaking out about the tragic killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
The Seattle Seahawks tackle spoke to Tacoma News Tribune and was asked whether he found any change in the community following the Colin Kaepernick kneel incident four years ago but was quick to reply, ‘No, not really’.
He then turned his attention to the tragic George Floyd death and explained why he failed to see any changes with the police brutality in the US.
“If you know the details of what happened [in Minneapolis], it’s a tragic situation,” Brown said. “It’s just an awful situation — that could have been prevented.”
Video of the incident shows a cop pressing his knee extremely hard on Floyd’s neck.
“I feel like, someone called the cops on him for, potentially, writing a bad check,” Brown said. “And he ended up dying, on camera, unarmed and in handcuffs. So, I mean, it seems like this continues to happen, every year, at some point.
“I don’t know when it will change. . . . It’s sad, man. It’s sad.”
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Brown’s former teammate in Houston, defensive tackle J.J. Watt, also spoke out on the incident:
“I think it’s disgusting,” Watt said regarding the murder of George Floyd. “I think there’s no explanation for it. . . . I just don’t see how a man in handcuffs, on the ground, who is clearly detained . . . I don’t understand how that situation can’t be remedied in a way that doesn’t end in his death. I think it needs to be addressed — strongly, obviously. I don’t see how that situation makes any sense whatsoever. . . . It’s terrible.”
Four police officers involved have since been fired, but it remains to be seen if charges will follow to further hold them accountable for their actions.