While the NFL is on the verge of returning with coaches and players beginning to return to practice facilities, the focus in recent days has shifted off the field.
After a black man by the name of George Floyd was killed by a police officer in Minnesota, seemingly the whole country and world have banded together to fight against police brutality and racial oppression.
The Las Vegas Raiders have been among the most vocal organizations to speak up about the subject and owner Mark Davis and countless players have released statements calling for action.
With the Raiders just moving to a new community in Las Vegas, they also issued a statement offering condolences to a police officer that was shot during recent riots. As more people have spoken out though, the change that is long overdue becomes more and more apparent, so the athletes that have used their platforms to help bring that about deserve a ton of credit.
The latest to do so is Raiders wide receiver Tyrell Williams, who opened up in an Instagram post about the racism he dealt with as a mixed-race individual growing up in Oregon:
It couldn’t have been easy for Williams to share something that personal, so credit to him for putting his own feelings to the side to release a powerful statement on the matter.
If Williams and other black athletes continue to share stories such as this one then that should help their fans gets educated on the matter at hand. While the focus will shift back to the field soon, hopefully athletes and people can continue protesting peacefully until change is made.