Many fans are asking why Jerry Jones did not appear in a video the Dallas Cowboys released on Friday to combat social injustice. Newy Scruggs asked members of the organization and shares the answer.
The Cowboys issued their first public response to the coordinated protests taking place around the country in the form of a video.
The two-minute piece was released on the club’s website around noon Friday. It begins with the sounds of police sirens and chants of “I can’t breathe’’ growing louder in the background as the club flashes up its initial statement, line by line:
“Our hearts are burning with anger and sadness.
“Racism and hatred have to stop.
“We have to come together to change the system.’’
Dallas Cowboys, June 04, 2020.
This will be the first in a series of videos released by the club that will feature clips of conversations players have had with judges, police officers, city attorneys and community leaders over the last two years. This is a program the players wanted to initiate and the organization has helped facilitate.
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Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott was one of several players involved in creating a video addressed to the NFL regarding social injustice.
