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There have been quite a few players in the NFL to attend protests to speak out against racial inequality. Dwayne Haskins of the Washington Redskins shared his experience of attending a protest in Washington, D.C.
Per Rhiannon Walker in The Athletic:
“The whole decision to go to D.C. was just, I feel like everybody in this day and age likes to just talk, and I wanted to be about action, I wanted to go down there and be a part of the difference,” Haskins explained . “It was my first protest ever; I never thought I’d ever be able to actually go to a protest, especially in this day and age, so it was just crazy to be there. I talked to (senior vice president of player development) Doug (Williams,) I talked to (senior director of player development Malcolm Blacken) about trying to get in touch with someone that was down there and go walk up to people. I went down there, and it was just a great experience. Just the energy and the atmosphere when you walk around people and how much you’re supporting the cause. And just being a normal person felt great.
Rather than post something on social media, the rising second-year Redskins signal-caller Haskins chose to participate in a protest. As a matter of fact, it was the first protest he's ever attended in his 23 years of living.
However, despite being the starting quarterback of the Redskins, Haskins realizes the platform he has. Therefore, the second-year quarterback chose to walk alongside other people that want to convey the same message as him.
While the up-and-down Redskins gunslinger needs to work on his decision making on the field, Haskins is making the right choices off of it.
