Saying he's been "torn up" this week, Nick Foles tweeted out a message of inclusion Sunday afternoon, joining the growing number of pro athletes urging racial tolerance and understanding during an increasingly tense time in the U.S.
Foles, the Super Bowl MVP for the Eagles two years ago, tweeted out a lengthy message saying his "heart is with the black and brown communities and the family of George Floyd. (His wife) Tori and I are constantly praying for y'all."
Floyd died last Monday in an encounter with Minneapolis police.
Here's part of what the Bears' quarterback tweeted:
My favorite part of playing football has not been winning a Super Bowl or running the Philly Special. It has been to Glorify God and to play with men from all different backgrounds and races. To use football as an example … the beautiful thing about playing football has been the diversity within the locker room. Men come together to achieve the common goal of winning games no matter what their background. To do that they must love one another, genuinely. It becomes a real brotherhood. I've been a part of some special teams. The special teams did not always have the best playbook but they did have the strongest brotherhood. Sports show us what is possible when we stop looking at the difference in skin color and look at the heart of an individual. Christ tells us to love our neighbor. No matter how they look or what their color of skin is we are to genuinely love one another. Football shows us that this is possible and it is truly a beautiful thing when it is from the heart. To all my brother and sisters in the black and brown communities, Tori and I dearly love y'all and we are here to walk alongside y'all and to listen.
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Foles went on to quote two Bible verses preaching equality and added, "We are to not just read this verse but to live it out."
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