One NFL Player Explains What The Protests Are Really About

By Malcolm Jenkins, a safety and defensive team captain with the Philadelphia Eagles, playing his ninth season in the NFL, as originally published in the Washington Post A year ago, I was one of several NFL players who began demonstrating in the hope of sparking conversation about injustice in our country. That effort has now grown to include players and teams across the league, as we proclaim together that we believe in equality and justice for everyone. We understand that these conversa