Read more: http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/a...ce/be0efc38-e036-4636-8dc9-4f65c3810358#start[h=3]Three Dolphins players again showed their involvement Monday when they took part in a ride-along with the Broward Sheriff’s Office to show their support for police and interact with children.[/h]Kenny Stills, Michael Thomas and Jelani Jenkins have been active all season trying to do their part to help create better relations between police officers and the community as well as enforce the ideals behind Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE), the organization founded by Dolphins owner Stephen Ross.
The three Dolphins players again showed their involvement Monday when they took part in a ride-along with the Broward Sheriff’s Office to show their support for police and interact with children.
“It’s very exciting,” Jenkins said. “It was great to see what was planned, what was written down, actually coming to full effect and to see the response. Everyone loved it. Everyone really enjoyed themselves today. We got a chance to meet a lot of police officers. We got a chance to meet a lot of kids and make a lot of kids smile. So it was important to get this done.”
The Dolphins and members of BSO passed out football trading cards sponsored by Panini America and discussed community policing at BSO’s roll call after making a few stops in Broward County.
The idea for this collaboration was borne from a town hall meeting in September with RISE, community leaders, law enforcement and youth coaches.
“It’s incredible to be able to work with RISE and see what we’ve done from then until now and be able to bring this together with BSO and see the impact that we can make on the community,” Stills said. “It’s made a big difference, the fact that Mr. Ross has supported us in what we’re doing. It shows with the town hall meeting, with the tailgate that we’re doing every week at the stadium. We’re very appreciative of him and this wouldn’t all be happening without him.”
As most of you remember these are three of the four guys that took a knee during the National Anthem (the fourth being Arian Foster). They weren't just talking the talk, they're walking the walk and doing more than just taking a knee in protest (unlike that clown in San Francisco).