Earlier this week, former Jaguars cornerback Peyton Thompson made comments on Twitter suggesting both head coach Doug Marrone and former EVP of Football Operations Tom Coughlin denied players the right to peacefully protest police brutality and social injustice during the national anthem by kneeling during the team’s regular season game in London versus the Baltimore Ravens.
His statements came after the NFL released a statement regarding the on-going social protests in the name of many African Americans who have been stricken down unjustly by the hands of police officers, and the social injustice brewed by racism in this country.