Raiders planning battle against social injustice
Credit: KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas
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HAS NAMED ITS FIRST OPPONENT...AND IT'S SOCIAL INJUSTICE.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER ALEXFRESQUEZ IS LIVE AT ALLEGIANTSTADIUM.ALEX...THE RAIDERS ARE JOINING OTHERTEAMS IN THE VALLEY THAT ARETAKING A STAND..TODD..THESE ARE HEAVY TIMES FORRAIDERS PLAYERS.COACH JON GRUDEN SAYS HISNUMBER ONE CONCERN IS THEWELL-BEING OF HIS TEAM.AND NOW HE'S ISSUING THEM ACHALLENGE OFF-THE-FIELD...PKG STARTS: SOURCE: RAIDERSPRESSER 5:38 I PRAY THATEVERYBODY CAN OPEN THEIR HEARTAND GET ON THE SAME TEAM.POLITICALLY, SOCIALLY, ANDALWAYS.COACH JON GRUDEN..IS CALLING FOR UNITY..AS SPORTS LEAGUES AROUND THETODAY.MAYBE HIS MOST IMPORTANTEVER.SOURCE: RAIDERS PRESSER 5:47 IWANT THEM TO TAKE TOMORROWOFF..I'M GONNA GIVE THEM A PORTIONOF SUNDAY OFF TO RESEARCHWHAT'S REALLY GOINGON AND EDUCATE THEMSELVES ONWHERE WE ARE.SOURCE: JACOB BLAKE SHOOTINGTHE CHALLENGE....COMING DAYSAFTER THE SHOOTING OF JACOBBLAKE..THE 29-YEAR-OLD..SHOT SEVERALTIMES IN THE BACK SUNDAY...BY APOLICEOFFICER..IN KENOSHA,WISCONSIN...BLAKE...NOW PARALYZED AND UNABLE TOWALK...SOURCE: TYRELL WILLIAMS TWEETRAIDERS WIDE RECEIVER TYRELLWILLIAMS....WALKING INTO PRACTICE TODAYWITH A CLEAR MESSAGE ON HISTHURSDAY.."THIS IS HAPPENING WELL PAST ANALARMING RATE..." SOURCE:BOWDEN TWEET AND RAIDERS ROOKIELARRY BOWDEN, JR.POSTING A PICTURE OFHIMSELF...AND HIS SON..WITH THE CAPTION..."PROUD BLACK FATHER.." SOURCES:TITANS FIELD, SAINTS PICTURECREDIT: NEW ORLEANS SAINTSAROUND THE LEAGUE...TEAMS TAKING STANDS..CANCELING PRACTICES..COMING UP WITH ACTION PLANS...NFL EXECUTIVES IN TEARS..SOT FROM TROY VINCENT, NFL VPOF PLAYER OPERATIONS: SOURCE:TROYVINCENTEMOTIONALAUDIO082720082 0:00 VINCENT -YOU KNOW THIS ST IS GOTTA(VERY EMOTIONAL - VOICECRACKING) KEYSHAWN ?
GATHERYOURSELF, TROY.GATHER YOURSELF.VINCENT ?
IT'S GOTTA END.I?M SO PROUD KEYSHAWN ?
YOU GOTIT BROTHER, YOU GOT ITAND A 15-YEAR OLD.AND I?M TRYING TO PREVENT FROMBEING HUNTED.
..HERE IN LAS VEGAS..COACH GRUDEN ASSURING HISWE'RE GONNA DO SOMETHING AS AFOOTBALL TEAM.ESPN IS REPORTING ALLEGIANTSTADIUM WILL BE USED A POLLINGPLACE.13 ACTION NEWS IS TRYING TOCONFIRM THIS..WE'VE REACHED OUT TO THERAIDERS AND THE COUNTY, BUTHAVEN'T HEARD BACK.THE W-N-B-A IS RESUMING GAMESTONIGHT.THE LEAGUE ...