Browns’ Andrew Hawkins: ‘A Call For Justice Shouldn’t Warrant An Apology’

Andrew Hawkins wore a T-shirt in an effort to make a statement Sunday, but his strongest statement might have come a day later. Gathering reporters around his locker Monday, the Cleveland Browns wide receiver explained his decision to wear a shirt that read “Justice for Tamir Rice and John Crawford” before Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Hawkins’ small protest drew criticism from the Cleveland Police Union, which demanded an apology and called it “pretty pathetic when athletes think they know the law.” Hawkins responded to the police union and other critics of his gesture with a long statement, reportedly without notes. “I was taught that justice was a right that every American should