Via GQ:
“I’ll take my ass home. I went home. I ain’t going to practice today. Hell no. I was about to not play in the game,” Hopkins said. “I was about to sit out the game. But I definitely wasn’t going to practice. A couple of my teammates about to follow me.”
From there, Hopkins gave a heartfelt explanation for his feelings behind the comments and even defended McNair who has since past on.
“It’s hard for people to understand what that means, when your family was slaves… Not even too long ago, people couldn’t even drink out of the same water faucet. Not even 100 years ago. People don’t understand. I’m from South Carolina. I’m from a real cultured state, where there’s still racism daily. Still, places are segregated. I really didn’t want to play in that game, dog. I was like, ‘Shit, this is bigger than a game, man.’ I’ve got to stand for something [for my children]… It feels like I’m a slave again. Getting ran over. Listen to the master, go to work. But I took into consideration that he was older—RIP, his soul. He was a good man, but some people they don’t really… When you grow up certain places, you talk a certain way.”
The NFL definitely has some race relations issues.
But that’s just reflective of society. . .
Want More From Sports Gossip?
For all the latest breaking Sports Gossip, be sure to follow SportsGossip.com on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
