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Several members of the NFL Players' Coalition – a group of activists in the league motivated by perceived racial injustice – urged Americans to go to the polls on Tuesday to vote in the midterm elections, warning: "Our lives depend on it. "
Philadelphia Eagles defenseman Chris Long, Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman and New York Jets strikers Kelvin Beachum, along with former offensive midfielder Matt Forte, co-signed the letter, which was released Monday. Tribune of the players.
Contrary to recent remarks by prominent NBA figures, the players did not approve specific candidates, but the group was critical of the policies of President Trump and his administration.
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"At this moment, our collective national identity is one of pain and despair, confusion and anger. We are fractured, we are in pain and too much mourning. But the true identity of America is one of greatness, "says the letter. "We may have deep scars, but we have emerged from darkness as a nation with the courage to protect our neighbor from evil and the desire to insist on our common values of hope, hope and love." inclusion and community. We always stood up for each other. We have always been able to recover our identity. "
Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman was one of the players who co-signed a letter asking Americans to vote in the mid-term elections.
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The letter assures Americans that the mid-term elections could indicate "we believe and are committed to the happiness, health and lives of all Americans". She also added that elected candidates would help shape the future "and those future members of the US government will decide whether to preach messages of hope and unity or messages of hate and division. "
The letter also mentions allegations of voter suppression and gerrymandering offenses.
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"If you think your vote is not important, just look at how some officials are trying to suppress it. In Georgia, a lawsuit claims that 53,000 newly registered voters have been placed in a "pending" status due to a law disproportionately affecting minority-owned voters, while another claims that 340,000 registered voters were wrongly annulled by Brian Kemp, secretary of state running for governor, "says the letter. "In Michigan, North Carolina and Texas, lawmakers have drawn the boundaries of the vote to bring together as many like-minded, often minority voters in a district."
The letter ends as follows: "On November 6, we can demand more. For each of us, for our families, for our neighbors. Vote. Our lives depend on it. "
"At this moment, our collective national identity is one of pain and despair, confusion and anger."
The Players Coalition reached an agreement with the NFL earlier this season that players would stop demonstrating during the national anthem in exchange for the league paying millions of dollars to the group's cause. Trump vocally opposed demonstrations of the national anthem, frequently slamming kneeling players during "The Stars and Stripes".
The group fractured after the Carolina Panthers' security guard, Eric Reid, said he thought the group should have focused on supporting the free quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, who had started the protests. from the anthem. Earlier this season, Reid named Malcolm Jenkins, an important member of the Eagles Safety Coalition and Coalition, a liquidation.
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