Kansas City Chiefs fans booed before the kickoff at the Chiefs and Texans game on Thursday night as the players were holding a moment of “unity.”
It was a moment that rubbed many people the wrong way as they watched players from both teams lock arms and stood together in demonstration against the injustices Black folks face in this country every single day.
ESPN’s Ryan Clark took his anger of hearing those boos to First Take where he bluntly stated fans were booing because the NFL decided it was going to do something that benefits Black people.
“JJ Watt says, ‘Well, we just came together for unity. I don’t really understand why people would boo.’ Well, I’ma help him out. They’re booing because you’re doing stuff for Black people. They’re booing because you’re saying police brutality, social injustice, against that community is wrong. That’s why they’re booing. Not because y’all linked up. Not because white players are hanging out with Black players and they see things the same way.”
He continued:
“It’s about the thing you see the same way…If you link for breast cancer, they’re going to clap. If you link up for autism, they’re going to clap. If you link up to pay homage or honor veterans, they’re going to clap. I know they’re going to clap because I’ve been there and I’ve linked up for those things. But you linked up to say that Black people need to be treated differently. That’s the problem.”
