Northwestern University tweeted support for one of their football alumni who’s participated in the protests over George Floyd’s death in police custody.
Walk the walk. Be a leader. Help create the world you want to live in. @NorthwesternU is proud of you, @IfeadiOdenigbo. pic.twitter.com/M20zs0Dczo
— Northwestern Football (@NUFBFamily) June 1, 2020
Ifeadi Odenigbo played for the Wildcats from 2012-2016 and finished his four years there with 23.5 sacks.
Odenigbo now plays in Minneapolis-- where these protests began-- for the Minnesota Vikings.
Besides getting out and marching with protestors, Odenigbo has been active on Twitter retweeting posts related to the unrest, including a message from his former coach Pat Fitzgerald.
Silence at a time like this is unacceptable, and complicit, especially from those who are privileged. Racism cannot be ignored. We can be better. We MUST be better.
— Pat Fitzgerald (@coachfitz51) May 29, 2020
We ALL have a responsibility if we’re going to fight systems of oppression.
Listen, love, respect, act. 💜
Odenigbo is the first person in his family to be born in the United States. His parents immigrated here from Nigeria.
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