Derrick Henry Wears Suit With Names Of Police Brutality Victims
Derrick Henry brought out a special suit for his Monday Night Football showdown against the Denver Broncos.
Henry, who single-handedly put the Tennessee Titans on his back in the postseason last year, decided to start the new year off with a bang by wearing a suit with the names of police brutality and racial injustice victims written all over it.
Names like George Floyd, Tamir Rice and Breonna Taylor were featured – as were many others.
It takes all of us. @KingHenry_2
— Tennessee Titans (@Titans) September 14, 2020
Needless to say, fans on Twitter went crazy over the wardrobe choice.
#BlackLivesMatter ✊🏾R.I.P to everybody on the suit
— Isaiah💚🐐 (@59Isaiah) September 14, 2020
Yessir. #TitanUp
— Jermaine Bridgeman (@biggmaine4000) September 14, 2020
Thank you for #RememberingEmmettTill and helping us preserve his undeniable legacy! 🙏🏾✊🏾❤
— EmmettTillLegacyFdn (@EmmettTill) September 14, 2020
That being said, not everyone approved.
Why Derrick stay away from all this and worry about football. I already stopped watching all games except the Titans. Don’t take that from me please
— hutch (@cwihutch) September 14, 2020
I’m out. UNFOLLOW… this is garbage. Been a fan since 2000. Not watching 1 play. 🤬
— TR (@tate2326) September 14, 2020
@KingHenry_2 what about the cops shot in Compton yesterday or the hundreds of other cops shot and killed over the years. Why not put their names on a jacket?
— JimP78 (@GpJpDp78) September 14, 2020
Henry’s clothing choices notwithstanding, this game will be a big one for Tennessee.
The Denver Broncos have a lot to prove and seem to really be rallying around their new quarterback.
Bill Belichick laid it all out.
— Game 7 (@game7__) September 14, 2020
The Titans, meanwhile, are trying to show that last year’s magical playoff run was no fluke.
Tennessee and Denver will kick off at 7:20 pm on ESPN.
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