Reggie Bush says a lot with 'I can't breathe'

[marmar]

from the Detroit Free Press:



Detroit Lions running back Reggie Bush has horrible penmanship, so he asked an equipment manager to help him write a message in black ink on his blue shirt Sunday before the Lions played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers:

"I can't breathe."

They were the last words of Eric Garner, who died in July while being placed in a chokehold by a police officer. A Staten Island, N.Y., jury decided Wednesday it would not indict the officer.

Since Garner's death and Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, Mo. — both by police officers — protests have spread across the country.

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Give Bush credit for speaking his mind. For getting involved. For standing up and saying what he believes. Most athletes don't. Most play it safe and stay silent.

"We are afraid to face criticism," Bush said. "We are afraid that people are going to send negative tweets and write negative comments on our Instagram posts. I've always been that guy to sit back and be reserved, to sit back and not get involved in situations like this. I just felt like I do have a voice. It's OK for me to say how I feel." .................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.freep.com/story/sports/columnists/jeff-seidel/2014/12/08/seidel-reggie-bush-makes-statement-breath-shirt/20078225/

[KamaAina]

1. Reggie Bush showing class?!

[winterwar]

2. yes sir

Tell em Reg