Redskins wide receiver DeSean Jackson is wearing cleats that depict yellow caution tape while warming up for Sunday’s game vs. the Browns.
Jackson issued a statement on his shoes, saying “today is the start of my attempts to be part of a solution and start dialogue about the senseless killings of both citizens and police. I have chosen to wear these cleats in pregame today to use my platform as a pro athlete to add to this discussion. This isn’t meant to be any kind of protest against the good men and women in law enforcement in this country. I just want to express my concern in a peaceful and productive way about issues that are currently impacting our country.”
The Redskins released Jackson’s statement and one of their own about 90 minutes before Sunday’s game.
“We stand in support of both DeSean and the law enforcement community,” the team’s statement said. “We have great respect for law enforcement and the sacrifices they make each and every day to protect and serve our communities. We continue to have open dialogue with our players about issues that are important to them and support their efforts to bring awareness to those issues when done in a responsible manner.”
