NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee Titans Jason McCourty, Jurrell Casey and Wesley Woodyard all raised a fist after the national anthem before the season opener.
They said the gesture tied them to the movement around the league attempting to call attention to their desire for things to be better for the black community.
They have not yet decided, however, if they will do it again Sunday in Detroit and moving forward.
"I haven’t talked to any of the other guys yet, we’ll just decide if it’ll be a weekly thing and what it’ll be," McCourty said.
What does the fist mean to McCourty?
"From when I looked it up, it was about a unity thing, a thing to end oppression of any form or group," he said. "When you go back and look at it, there have been numerous groups that have used it as a symbol, whether you were black, white whatever, to just talk about equality for all.
"It wasn’t a one-race thing or anything like that. It actually started out, I was talking to somebody, in Russia. People who were oppressed coming together to talk about equality for themselves and everybody else. It wasn’t just a one-race thing. It was just talking about everybody’s life matters, no matter what the current situation was."
Titans coach Mike Mularkey said he was fine with the trio deciding to do something after the anthem.
"They have every right to do what they feel they believe is right," he said. "I have a lot of respect for those guys. They're our leaders on our team. I have a lot of respect for them, and I know they're passionate about the cause. So I'm supportive of them."
Casey said he looks forward to talking it over with his teammates.
"A small symbol showing we are looking for equal opportunity in this world and we just need justice for all the things that’s going on around here," he said of what it meant, and would mean if they do it again.
