Following the death of George Floyd, Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio said Tuesday that officer Derek Chauvin should be “punished to the fullest extent of the law.”
“I was shocked, sad and angry when I saw the policemen do to a handcuffed George Floyd on his stomach that led to his death,” Fangio said during a Zoom conference call with reporters. “He should be punished to the fullest extent of the law for the crimes he has been charged with in addition to being charged with treason for failing to uphold the badge and the uniform he was entrusted with.
“I have the upmost respect and admiration for the police and the job they do under trying circumstances. They allow us to have a great country on a daily basis. The Minnesota cop failed the 99 percent of the police that do a great job and we are all paying a price for that.”
Fangio went on to say that the problems facing the country are not political issues but societal issues.
“This is not a political issue,” Fangio said. “We have had similar situations in St. Louis in 2014, Baltimore in 2015 and others recently and prior to those. It’s a societal issue that we all have to join in to correct.
“Good deeds and doing the right things by all in society will far outweigh people pontificating what their words and any amount of money can solve. Sports bring people together and I look forward to the Broncos and the NFL leading that charge. Thank you.”
