The Players Coalition tackles police brutality in the group's latest push for social change.
As the protests on the football field waned, the Players Coalition of NFL stars released a public service announcement on Wednesday to bring attention to police brutality -- one of the issues that compelled former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick to take a knee during the national anthem in 2016.
Henry's parents, who narrated the PSA, filed a civil lawsuit against the Village of Pleasantville and Hess for the wrongful death of their NFL-hopeful son and received a partial settlement of $6 million in 2016. After the 32 NFL teams came under fire for their handling of the protests and for not signing Kaepernick since his contract expired in 2016, the league launched a social change initiative in January 2019 focusing on the same issues that the Coalition is working on: criminal justice reform, police and community relations and economic and educational advancement.
Kaepernick filed a grievance against league owners in 2017 alleging that they colluded to ensure that he remains unsigned. Reid also filed a grievance against the NFL in May 2018 alleging that the team owners colluded to keep him out of the league. Both lawsuits have been settled.
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