Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson took to the mic Wednesday afternoon to speak out against the racial injustice that has sparked protests across the nation.
Addressing the local media via a Zoom interview, Wilson was clear – he did not want to discuss football.
“Hopefully . . . our family and everybody else that I can hopefully have an influence on will continue to grow with me and with us and everybody else,” Wilson said. “Like I said, I don’t want to talk about football. I think about the pain of George [Floyd]. I think about Ahmaud [Arbery]. I think about Breonna [Taylor]. I think about these people who have been murdered. It’s a lot of pain on my heart right now.”
Wilson went on to discuss former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and his actions years ago that tried to draw attention to the injustices. Wilson believes everyone can do something to help.
“We all need to find our own ways of how we’re going to love and how we’re going to make a difference, and everybody may do it differently,” Wilson continued. “I don’t know what everybody’s going to do and how they’re going to do it, but it’s calling for people to understand what’s really going on. It’s heavy on me because I think the reality is with Colin, in particular, is he was trying to symbolize the right thing. People may have taken that the wrong way. But I think he was trying to do the right thing. The bottom line.”
