A day after the NBA boycotted the playoffs, a few NFL teams decided Thursday to cancel the practice, including the Cleveland Browns, who came together to discuss ways they could improve their community.
Brown’s defensive end Myles Garrett came up with a specific plan.
“I have put forward the idea of a petition for criminalizing hate speech,” Garrett said during a Zoom meeting. “I do not believe it should be said, in forms … whether it be on Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, or publicly in the streets and marching and parading. It should not be so.”
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Garrett was asked why he believes it will affect change in the long run, and his response was that ‘It is different this time. … It can not be ignored. ”
Garrett, one of the best young defensive players in the NFL, had his season shortened to just 10 games last year after he tore off the helmet of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph and threw it on his head. Garrett, who finished with 10 sacks, will serve a suspension for the rest of the season, but will return in 2020.
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Garrett says people “stand in solidarity” and they have “a uniform message” with what they are doing ahead.
“It’s a privilege as athletes to play for millions and have this platform,” Garrett said. “But I believe it’s our responsibility to go out and do our best, and when I say ‘do our best’, I mean take care of our community.”
