GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers CEO Mark Murphy disagrees with the notion that the team should “stick to sports” and discusses the team’s plans for addressing social justice concerns in a video on the team’s website. The video was released two days after the Packers canceled practice to discuss these matters and nearly a week after 29-year-old Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin. An attorney for Blake’s family has said Blake is paralyzed. Murphy cited Vince Lombardi and noted the former Packers coach was “ahead of his time in signing and supporting Black players when few in the league did.”
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FILE - Green Bay Packers President Mark Murphy is seen before an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, in Green Bay, Wis. Murphy says he expects the team’s home games this season will have no more than 10,000-12,000 fans, if spectators are allowed at all. The Packers had announced two weeks ago that their 81,441-seat Lambeau Field would have a “significantly reduced” capacity this season due to the coronavirus pandemic. Murphy revealed Tuesday, July 21, 2020 the magnitude of that reduction while expressing optimism a season would be played. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
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