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“[Falcons coach] Raheem Morris is a class act,” Campbell said. "He is the ultimate class act. We agreed it just didn’t feel right to finish the game. That man is a class act. Always has been.
“It’s just an eye-opener,” Campbell continued. “It hits a little different and it puts things in perspective. I tell you what, man, it’s a violent game. We love it, but when stuff like this happens, the silver lining is the brotherhood. To see all those guys, from that team, our team kind of come together and everybody is thinking about another player, it just means a lot.”
“I told them we are taking knees – they are and we are – until this thing is over,” he said. “The kid just wants to get better every day. I don’t even know what else to say. We will have some team members stay back. We have some players who want to see him. I know his mom is with him.”
Morris explained his side of the proceedings as well.
“There’s not a lot of times that happens,” Morris said. “I can’t sit here and tell you I have been through a lot of those or seen a lot of those. I don’t think any of us have. That was the moment, the decision. It was the right thing for [both] football teams.”
“I don’t think anyone on that sideline wanted to play,” said Lions quarterback Kyle Allen, per ESPN. “We weren’t part of that decision, but you could just look in everyone’s eyes and see it wasn’t worth it.”
“Thoughts are heavy right now,” said Falcons wide receiver Casey Washington. “That was hard to see. Thoughts and prayers go out to his family. Some things are bigger than football, and situations like that, all you can do is pray for his family and hope that he’s all right. It was tough.”