Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins, Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin, Saints tight end Benjamin Watson and former NFL wideout Anquan Boldin responded to President Trump's request for pardon recommendations on Thursday.
In an opinion piece for The New York Times, the Players Coalition members addressed changes that need to be made within the justice system.
The players mentioned how Trump recently padoned Alice Johnson, 63, for who was serving a life sentence for a nonviolent drug crime. However, the players feel that pardons are not the only solution.
"A handful of pardons will not address the sort of systemic injustice that N.