Houston Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt shared some honest thoughts on various topics during a press conference that was held on Wednesday.
Watt addressed the death of Houston native George Floyd, who died on Monday night after a Minneapolis police officer could be seen dropping his entire weight of his body and his knee on his neck as he struggled to breathe.
Floyd died soon after the incident.
“I’ve seen the video and I think it’s disgusting,” Watt said on Wednesday. “I just don’t see how a man in handcuffs on the ground who is clearly detained and is clearly in distress, I don’t understand how that situation can’t be remedied in a way that doesn’t end in his death.”
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has called for criminal charges against each of them.
“I just don’t see how a man in handcuffs, on the ground, who is clearly detained … I don’t understand how that situation can’t be remedied in a way that doesn’t end in his death,” Watt said. “I think it needs to be addressed—strongly, obviously. I don’t see how that situation makes any sense whatsoever.”
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Four Minneapolis police officers were fired on Tuesday night for their involvement in Floyd’s death.
