When it comes to social change, LaFleur wants Packers to 'be about it,' not just talk about it
When it comes to social change, LaFleur wants Packers to 'be about it,' not just talk about it
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FACILITIES...MATT LAFLEUR WASBACK AT LAMBEAUFIELD TODAY... AND HETOOK SOME TIME TOANSWER OURQUESTIONS...AS YOU CANIMAGINE, NOT MANYOF THOSE QUESTIONSWERE ABOUTFOOTBALL...LAFLEUR TALKEDEXTENSIVELY ABOUTTHIS VIDEO THEPACKERS RELEASEDYESTERDAY...AND THE TEAM'SDESIRE TO HELP LEADTHE CHARGE TOWARDSOCIAL CHANGE ANDRACIAL EQUALITY...LAFLEUR CALLEDTHE VIDEO OFGEORGE FLOYD'SDEATH "APPALING..."HE SAYS OVER THEPAST TWO WEEKS HEHAS SPENT LESS TIMETALKING ABOUTFOOTBALL...AND MORE TIMELISTENING TO HISPLAYERS, TO LEARNTHEIR STRUGGLE...AND LEARN WHAT HECAN DO TO HELP..."Really trying to listen toour players, to listen tosome of my closestfriends that have dealtwith this stuff throughouttheir life.
And trying tocome up with ways to notonly talk about it but to beabout it and to creativethose changes that areneeded in society."REGARDING THATVIRAL VIDEO...LAFLEUR SAYSAARON RODGERSTOOK THE LEAD ANDWROTE MUCH OFTHAT SCRIPT...WE HAVE A LINK TOTHE VDIEO AND ASTORY ABOUT IT - ONN-B-C 26 DOT COM...UW-GREEN BAY ISCLOSING IN ON ITSNEXT MEN'SBASKETBALL COACH...G