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There was football to get back to Friday, as practice resumed but moved inside the Don Hutson Center due to rainstorms in Green Bay.
The players had Wednesday off, when the Milwaukee Bucks declined to take the court for their playoff game in protest, which led to the NBA canceling all playoff games for two days. The Brewers followed the Bucks lead by not playing Wednesday night, and the Packers canceling practice Thursday occurred amidst several NFL teams doing the same.
After two days away from the field, and with all the emotions surrounding the issues and discussions, the players had to re-energize and refocus on their jobs with the season opener a little over two weeks away.
"Certain days are harder than others, but this is what I love to do," Amos said of balancing football responsibility with important off-field concerns. "I love to play football but, at the same time, things are going to be on your mind.
"It's tough but it's what we have to do. Me playing football is what is giving me this platform to speak right now. That's big for me to continue to show what I can do but also allowing people to understand that I'm more than a football player."
That's a sentiment being shared currently by multiple players, who are adamant they aren't going to be silenced by those who believe they should just play football and keep their social views to themselves.
They aren't speaking up out of spite or defiance, either, but out of a sense of duty that comes with their status as public figures where they live.
"It's our responsibility because we're part of that community," said Kirksey, a St. Louis native and now Wisconsin resident who is speaking out about the Kenosha situation as he did about the unrest in Ferguson, Mo., back in 2014. "If people can watch us on TV playing football, why can't they hear us when we're talking about real-life issues? "I commend my teammates because we're letting people know that we care, we're more than just athletes.