Chiefs players offer thoughts on Twitter about George Floyd’s death and protests
On Friday, Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker expressed sadness about the death of George Floyd and the protests and unrest that soon followed.
Floyd, an African-American, died shortly after being detained by police in Minneapolis. Video showed an officer had his knee on Floyd’s neck for what the Hennepin County Attorney said was 8 minutes and 46 seconds, per USA Today. That includes 2 minutes and 53 seconds after Floyd was non-responsive.
“It’s super sad,” Butker told reporters on Friday. “I can’t even get through that whole video. It’s very heartbreaking.”
Protests that began in Minneapolis soon spread all over the nation, and the Washington Post reported more than 25 governors had called in the National Guard and people in more than 30 major cities were under a curfew Sunday night. That included Kansas City.
Many of Butker’s teammates shared their thoughts on Twitter. Here is what they were saying.
On Monday morning, defensive lineman Chris Jones tweeted this:
Safety Juan Thornhill said it was time for a change:
Wide receiver Mecole Hardman had a Twitter conversation with Cleveland’s Odell Beckham Jr.:
Defensive back Tyrann Mathieu tweeted a few messages:
Defensive lineman Khalen Saunders offered a couple of thoughts:
Wide receiver Tyreek Hill shared a video from Georgia:
Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett, the former Kansas State star, tweeted this video:
This story was originally published June 1, 2020 at 9:01 AM with the headline "Chiefs players offer thoughts on Twitter about George Floyd’s death and protests."
