While all eyes were watching to see who would win the AFC Championship on Sunday, former NFL star and Pahokee native Anquan Boldin spoke to an audience he knows.
Former NFL player Anquan Boldin shares cousin Corey Jones' story on commercial during AFC championship
Credit: WPTV News | West Palm Beach
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ON A NATIONAL PLATFORM SUNDAY&.THE DEATH OF CHURCH DRUMMERCOREY JONES FROM DELRAY BEACHRE- TOLD BY HIS COUSIN -FORMER NFL STAR ANQUAN BOLDIN&IN A 60 SECOND COMMERCIALPLAYED DURING THE CHIEFS ANDTITANS GAME& TONIGHT &BOLDINBROTHER TALK ABOUT THEMESSAGE.WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5QUESADA IS LIVE FROM PALM BEACHGARDENS WITH WHY THEY SAY THISWAS THE RIGHT TIME TO TELLCOREYTHIS IS A SPOT WHERE THEBOLDIN FAMILY AND JONES FAMILYHAVE STOOD TOGETHERREMEMBERING COREY JONES&.WHILE A MASSIVE AUDIENCEWATCHED THE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP -ANQUAN BOLDIN STARRED INCOMMERCIAL TO TELL THE NATIONWHAT HAPPENED TO HIS COUSINCOREY HEREIMPORTANT.<<NATS“I WILL NEVER FORGETTHAT NIGHT & I WAS STILLPLAYING WITH THE 49ERS” IN 60SECONDS FORMER NFL STAR ANQUANBOLDIN AIMED TO CAPTURE THENATION WITH A PERSONAL STORY -AND A POWERFUL MESSAGE.21:27:50 I DEFINITELY THINKTHERE WAS A REASON WHY THISWAS THE TARGET AUDIENCE ONCEAGAIN IT WAS ANQUANDJ BOLDINPLAYER AND COACH SAYS HE FELTTHE POWER OF THE AD &RE-LISTENING TO THE STORY OFHOW HIS COUSIN COREY JONES WASKILLED BY A THEN PLAIN CLOTHESPOLICE OFFICER.
HE SAYS WHATHIS BROTHER IS DOING IS MAKINGSURE COREYCHANGE.
21:25:28 YOU NEVERWANT ANY LOVED ONEBE LOST OR NOT HAVESIGNIFICANCE OR MEANING ANDTHE WHOLE FAMILY APPLAUDSANQUAN FOR MAKING COREYMEANINGFUL.
IT WASNMEANINGLESS DEATH, IT WAS ASACRIFICE IF YOU WILL TOBETTER OUR SOCIETY.
I HATETHAT IT FELL ON COREY.
ALSO ONTHE EDGE OF HIS COUCH SUNDAY&CJ JONES - COREYHAD SEEN VERSIONS OF THIS ADBEFORE IT AIRED.
0:50 IT WASDEFINITELY AN EYE OPENER -MADE ME CRY AGAIN TO SEE THATHE MADE A PLATFORM FOR OTHERSTO BE ABLE TO ?
ANQUANGOES TO SAY HE RETIRED FROMTHE NFL TO WORK ON THE PLAYERSCOALITION - A NONPROFIT THATFOCUSES ON CHANGING POLICE ANDCOMMUNITY RELATIONS.
21:26:28WETHAT AS A SOCIETY HOPEFULLYTHOSE WHO WERE WATCHING THEYFEEL THE NEED TO BE AGAINSPOLICE BRUTALITY