Saints practice with Jacob Blakes name on players helmets in the wake of Wisconsin shooting
Several NFL teams followed the ' footsteps on Thursday by in the name of renewed social justice discu sions. The opted for a different approach, albeit one with similar intentions. As cornerback , the Saints practiced Thursday with "Jacob Blake" decals on the front of their helmets, recognizing the 29-year-old Black man who was left paralyzed by a recent police shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin. View this post on Instagram A post shared by (@clampz2.0) on Aug 26, 2020 at 6:10pm PDT"If you stand for nothing," Jenkins captioned the photo, "then you'll fall for anything!"The Saints typically have decals with each player's name plastered acro s the front of practice helmets. , every single member of the Deebo Samuel Jersey team's offseason roster had their own decal replaced with "Jacob Blake" on Thursday.And that might not be it for demonstrations meant to highlight Blake. The Times-Picayune's Luke Johnson hinted Thursday that the Saints may "have more things in store outside of the Jacob Blake stickers on their helmets."This comes amid widespread initiatives meant to advocate for justice in Blake's Sunday shooting, as well as call attention to ongoing inequities in America. Several different NFL teams cancelled training camp practice Thursday to Joe Montana Jersey host dialogues on social injustice, while the NBA is fresh off a postponement of playoff games -- which itself initially came in response to the Milwaukee Bucks, the profe sional team closest to where Blake was shot, e sentially striking from a Game 5 matchup to protest what occurred in Kenosha.
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