College Players, Coaches Join Anti-Racism Protests

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Protests spanning the country after the death of George Floyd while in police custody have also reached college campuses. As student-athletes are returning to campus as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, they’re also stepping out to support those protests. 

Dozens of rallies have taken place on campuses, including on the campus of the University of Missouri, where in 2015 football players threatened a boycott after instances of racial injustice on campus. ESPN reports that last week, in a march including football players and coaches, as well as the school’s men’s and women’s basketball coaches, more than 60 players registered to vote after kneeling for eight minutes and 46 seconds — the amount of time a police officer had his knee on Floyd’s neck.

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