Cincinnati Bengals EVP Katie Blackburn issued a statement Wednesday in the wake of Monday’s non-football meetings featuring players and coaches.
Blackburn issued the following:
“We appreciate our players’ honesty and strength, being vulnerable and sharing their experiences with each other and our coaches. We look forward to continuing to listen and to working together as one connected team to better our society.”
Bengals head coach Zac Taylor used Monday meeting times to address non-football issues. Players called those meets “raw, uncut” and offered that they were eye-opening sessions.
This is the first statement by a specific member of the organization since George Floyd’s death, though a statement offered through the team’s official website originally pledged $250,000 to community initiatives. That came prior to this week’s meetings.
