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28th Nov 2014

New Orleans Saints player pens emotional Ferguson letter

Benjamin Watson's thoughts on the Ferguson decision are incredibly powerful

Neil Treacy

NFL players often get a reputation for being meatheads, but New Orleans Saints tight-end Benjamin Watson certainly isn’t one of them.

After Monday’s decision not to prosecute a police officer for the shooting dead of a black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri back in August, there has been widespread rioting, looting and violence in the city.

Watson took to his Facebook page to give his thoughts on the matter, and they sum up the situation as well as any social commentator could.