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Lions players and coach Matt Patricia wheeled out a dry-erase board with the phrases 'the world can't go on' and 'we won't be silent'

Detroit Lions defensive end Trey Flowers addresses the media with his teammates outside the team's practice facility on Aug. 25, 2020, in Allen Park, Mich.The Detroit Lions decided not to practice on Tuesday, protesting after a Black man was shot by police in Wisconsin.Lions coach Matt Patricia opened the team’s morning meeting by allowing players to share their thoughts on the shooting of Jacob Blake, who is paralyzed from the waist down.

The Detroit Lions stand together outside the team practice facility in protest of racial injustice on Aug. 25, 2020.Lions players and Patricia later filed out of the team’s practice facility, pushing a dry-erase board on wheels along the sidewalk to address the media. The words: “The world can’t go on,” was written in blue on one side of the dry-erase board and “We won’t be silent!! One pride,” was in black on the other side of the white board.

Patricia said he is proud of the players and hopes they inspire other people and teams in the NFL to take a stand for social justice.Follow related topics

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