Over the weekend, cities all over the country saw large protests against police brutality following the death of George Floyd.
Former Dallas Cowboys stud Marcus Spears was one of many who have had something to say about it, and it resulted in him breaking down on live television. The NFL analyst explained on ESPN’s “Get Up” on Monday he’s so torn up by the tragic killing of Floyd that he has had a hard time putting his feelings into words.
“When we watched George Floyd getting choked out, and I don’t care what it is about underlying conditions and all of that, this spirit broke in this country,” Spears said. “It broke me because my 11-year old son … My son had to ask me why didn’t he get off of him? … Everything I’ve done in my life culminated with me having my children and trying to give them a better situation.”
“This is not about good people,” Spears said. “This is about the people that are complicit in dismissing the fact that this has been the black experience in the United States of America for a tremendous amount of time.”
Spears added, “This is a heart condition, man. What we’re asking for help, and when we’re asking for white people to understand, we need you to be against this.”
“Not to tell us, not to ease and soothe by having conversations,” the 37-year-old said. “We need you to be against this.”
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