San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman said he was "impressed" by white quarterbacks who have used their platforms to speak up against police violence and discrimination against black people after the death of George Floyd.
“I’m impressed with the white QBs speaking up because those are voices that carry different weight than the black voices for some people,” Sherman told Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated. “Which means the people who refuse to listen to a black athlete’s perspective will hear the same thing said from a white athlete, but receive the message much differently.