Bears defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano said his eyes and ears have “opened up” about social justice since he was the Colts’ head coach from 2012-17.
Former cornerback Antonio Cromartie told Bleacher Report last fall that Pagano told the Colts not to kneel during the national anthem in 2016, the year Colin Kaepernick began protesting racial injustice and police brutality.
Bears players and coaches are discussing ways to fight social injustice in the wake of George Floyd’s killing by a white police officer.
“We’ve all done a ton of listening and learning,” Pagano said in a video call Thursday.