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Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
Sport
Colleen Kane

8 things we heard from Chicago Bears wide receiver Allen Robinson, including his conversations with white teammates about the police killing of George Floyd and the NFL's past handling of Colin Kaepernick's protests

Wide receiver Allen Robinson spoke with the Chicago media on a Zoom call Wednesday as the Bears opened their virtual organized team activities this week.

Robinson addressed the protests and unrest around the country following a Minneapolis police officer's killing of George Floyd and the NFL's response to previous athletes' protests. He also touched on his offseason work on the field, his thoughts on the Bears' upcoming quarterback competition and what it will be like rejoining the team in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.

Here are highlights from his interview.

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