Although Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette doesn't really know where his future will lead as a member of the AFC South franchise, the veteran rusher knows exactly where he stands in regard to the ongoing protests throughout the country.
Leonard Fournette not only took part in a protest in Jacksonville this week, but the Jaguars starting running back even gave a speech.
“This is bigger than me, this is bigger than football,” Leonard Fournette told a gathered crowd outside Jacksonville's City Hall Tuesday morning, via the team's official website. “We're going to continue coming together praying, coming together and doing what we have to do for our kids, the next generation. Black Lives Matter. Let's keep fighting, y'all.”
When asked about Tuesday's protest in Jacksonville, Leonard Fournette referred to the gathering as “beautiful.”
“The biggest thing I want to get out to y'all – and to everyone – is it's not about the flag at all,” Fournette also told the crowd. “I want y'all to understand that. It's about us wanting equal rights and understanding our place as young black men, because it's hard being black out here right now. And it's tough.
“This is a big step for all of us, and I'm happy to see blacks and whites out here together doing this. This is a wonderful thing. I didn't grow up being racist or my parents teaching me racism. We've got to stop that —-. That — is bad, man. We've got to. It's bad, man.”
The 25-year-old Leonard Fournette has notably spent his entire four-year NFL playing career as a member of the Jaguars with Jacksonville originally selecting the former LSU Tigers standout with the No. 4 overall pick in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
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