The Philadelphia Eagles joined in the chorus calling for social change and star quarterback Carson Wentz is help leading the charge.
Wentz spoke to the media following Thursday’s practice and confirmed that the Eagles discussed the Jacob Blake shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin that was followed by another shooting in the streets involving Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old Illinois resident, was arrested and faces a charge of first-degree intentional homicide in connection with shootings that left two people dead on Tuesday night.
That led to NBA players boycotting playoff games on Wednesday night and the NFL following suit on Thursday by some canceling practice and most if not all having some dialogue on social issues.
During his zoom meeting, Wentz spoke about all ‘the evil’ in the world giving him a heavy heart and NBA players using their platforms for change.
Wentz: Racism is "something I've chosen to look past" previously. as someone who knew very few Black people growing up. He says he's "being educated a lot."
— Les Bowen (@LesBowen) August 27, 2020
"There's too many evil hearts, too many things that are ingrained in our culture," Wentz says. Says team wants "to see real change."
"Some fans might not like it, but there's a hurting community, and we want to reach out and respond to that hurt."— Les Bowen (@LesBowen) August 27, 2020
Wentz went on to say that he had previously overlooked racism when he was younger because he didn’t know many blacks growing up.
“I’m growing up. I’m no longer a kid from North Dakota that can use that card.”
