Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins used his time with the media Wednesday to relay messages on signs instead of talking, via Sheil Kapadia of The Athletic:
One sign held by Jenkins read, "you aren't listening," while others listed statistics that support criminal justice reform, which he later displayed on Twitter:
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Jenkins also named fellow NFL players Anquan Boldin, Doug Baldwin, Chris Long, Michael Bennett and others as "true patriots."ย "Colin Kaepernick gave $1 million to charity," read another sign.
Jenkins was a captain on the Eagles squad that won the Super Bowl last season, but President Donald Trumpย canceledย the team's trip to the White House on Tuesday, saying that only a few players were going to attend.
The 30-year-old safety countered with his thoughts on Twitter:
Although Jenkins didn't take a knee during the national anthem like some others around the league, he did raise his fist as a form of protest against racial injustice.
He and Boldin alsoย visited Congressย last year to discuss community-police relations.
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