Coaches and players around the NFL have spoken out on the racial injustices that continue to take place in America. With that said, Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden gave some powerful advice to players in their fight against social injustices.

“There’s a lot of hatred out there. It really concerns me and I pray that everybody can open their heart and get on the same team. Politically, socially, and always,” Gruden said, via Raiders Wire. “And I told our team, especially our leadership after visiting with them, I want them to take tomorrow off, I’m going to give them a portion Sunday off to research what’s really going on and educate themselves on where we are. And when we do come back together as a 53-man team, you’ll see the Raiders are going to do something to make life better for somebody.

Instead of practicing on Saturday, Jon Gruden is going to give his players the time to educate themselves on the current issues at hand. He will also give them a portion of Sunday off before meeting together as a team to discuss everything.

In response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake, seven NFL teams postponed their practices on Thursday. The Detroit Lions were the first team to cancel practice on Tuesday, giving their players time to digest everything that is going on.

While Gruden is in support of players speaking on the topic, he expressed his desire for the Raiders to do more than that.

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“We’re going to make an impact. Not just protesting and not just tweeting, we’re going to do something as a football team and we’re going to prove it. The big thing is get away from the game here for a little bit, gather your thoughts, do some research, don’t make an emotional statement, make an educational one and I think our players are excited to do that,” Gruden added.

One thing the Raiders have done already is make Allegiant Stadium a place where people can vote in November's presidential election. Even though Gruden is a football junky, he realizes that there are certain things that are bigger than football.