Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur says he decided to cancel his team’s Thursday practice after a meeting of coaches and players and extended discussions about police brutality and systemic racism.
The move can be traced back to Sunday’s shooting of Jacob Blake by Kenosha police officer Rusen Sheskey.
Two Milwaukee pro teams, the Bucks and Brewers, had elected to skip scheduled games Wednesday as a form of protest.
LaFleur says his players hadn’t asked for the day off, but he felt it was the right thing to do.
Eight other N-F-L teams also canceled training camp practices.
