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I do like playing strong safety.
Obviously I descend from Africa.
I think I'm a very cerebral player.
You know you can't satisfy anybody.
My mother served in the Armed Forces.
I pride myself on knowing the defense.
It's not easy to do the unpopular thing.
Tackling is my favorite part of the game.
I trust my ability to play in any defense.
Nothing will change unless you talk about it.
Three of my uncles served in the Armed Forces.
You'll do anything for your child and that's what I'm doing.
I'm from Louisiana, and I'm used to having space and a yard.
I think I'm a very versatile player, that's how I was at LSU.
It's important to discuss the issues that we have in our country.
It's really exciting for me and my brothers to watch the World Cup.
I have a Mercedes, which is a pretty fast car. It's not a Lamborghini.
We know that racism and white privilege are both very much alive today.
As long as you focus on getting better at one thing a day it accumulates.
There are issues in this country that a lot of people feel strongly about.
I still bleed purple and gold, so it was a no-brainer for me to go to LSU.
I refuse to be one of those people who watches injustices yet does nothing.
Guys that are playing in the preseason are one play away from being a starter.
Any time you do something - a protest - you know there's going to be backlash.
We have to lower our guard and know saying something's wrong isn't a bad thing.
I expect to work hard, earn the respect of my teammates and hopefully I can start.
There's nothing like being on the field, taking on blocks, chasing after fast guys.
I played a ton of special teams at LSU. I'm familiar with it, I'm comfortable doing it.
In fact, my mom would have gone to the Persian Gulf War had she not been pregnant with me.
My faith is ultimately what led me to start protesting and it's what continues to drive me.
I can't imagine how traumatic it must be to have a gun pointed to your head for no reason at all.
The Players Coalition is an NFL-funded subversion group, so that's why I removed myself from them.
When it comes to the NFLPA, I don't have problem saying what's right, whether it upsets somebody or not.
There are people out there that feel there are injustices being made and happening in the USA on a daily basis.
The goal is to talk about the issues that are happening in this country with the ultimate goal of making change.
Being from Louisiana, I'm very familiar with the heat and what it can do to you if you don't take care of your body.
I pride myself on being able to get the guys lined up on the team, and being a great teammate and also doing my job.
I prefer safety. That's what I've played my whole life, but if the team needs me to play linebacker, then I'll do it.
We're very aware that you cannot please everybody and that there's going to be backlash. There will always be backlash.
I think our society today, the negativity is at the forefront, so you see all the people that have outrage about this or that.
For me, when I make a mistake on the field, it hurts. I usually don't forget it until the same situation comes up and I make it right.
It's funny, you'll probably find me more often watching soccer than a football game, because I get enough football in my daily schedule.
At the end of the day, you're just another person in society. It doesn't matter how much fame you have. It doesn't matter how much money you have.
It is paramount that we take control of the story behind our movement, which is that we seek equality for all Americans, no matter their race or gender.
I think that's awesome to have a former player in the GM role, somebody that not only understands the game of football but has played the game of football.
I've just always done what I've felt is best, according to what the Bible tells me. That's why I started protesting, and that's what I continue to do every day.
We've got to keep fighting. Got to keep agitating. Got to keep making sure that we put pressure on the people who make the laws, and the decisions, in this country.
I will say that I don't expect anybody to do anything that makes them feel uncomfortable. Or makes them feel like they're putting themselves in a bad position with their job.
We'll continue to hold America to the standard it says on paper that we're all created equal because it's not that way right now. But we're going to keep pushing towards that.
The goal is to keep the dialogue open. There are issues in the USA that a lot of people feel strongly about. The goal is just to fix those issues. To make progress on those issues.