Local authorities used tear gas and flash grenades to disperse crowds. But at least one admitted he is encouraging his family to do things a bit differently beforehand. Firefighters rushed in to pull the man to a waiting ambulance.
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The NFL said in a statement there were no plans to reschedule Sunday’s Panthers-Vikings game.
Keith Lamont Scott, a 43-year-old African-American man, was shot and killed Tuesday by a black police officer, sparking a violent protest early Wednesday morning about 15 miles from the team’s stadium. Numerous protests have occurred in the shadow of Bank of America Stadium, the Panthers home field.
The Panthers are in contact with the Charlotte police department, local and state officials and the league office in NY over how to proceed, according to a statement released Thursday by the team’s front office. “We get emotional in our involvement with certain things, and for me as an African-American male to see all this going on is very disheartening”.
“Sports have a tremendous ability to bring people together”, Carolina tight end Greg Olsen told reporters Thursday. “And it starts with everybody holding each other accountable and policing yourselves”, Newton added.
“My wife usually takes the kids uptown and they tailgate with family and friends, but we said maybe this week we should just come to the game, park in our lot and go up to your seats and get settled in”, Olsen said.
The NASCAR motorsports Hall of Fame was among the places that were damaged in the trouble and prompted authorities to consider whether it was safe to hold Sunday’s National Football League game.
Boston said he wasn’t sure if he would kneel during the national anthem like San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been doing or do something else. And from some cases it’s innocence, and in other cases it was a threat to the police officers.
Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, a three-times Pro Bowl selection, on Wednesday weighed in on Scott’s shooting and the topic of social justice. As that was getting sorted out, the next question became where was this game going to be played. I know it’s different to a degree, but playing the game helped to bring some normalcy. Here are the 5 most important things Minnesota must do on Sunday, starting with a new face in a new place.
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“When things happen in the community, it’s not the fact that things are happening”. During pregame introductions, five Rams players raised their arms in a “hands up, don’t shoot” gesture that had been used by protesters.
