Eagles Safety Rodney McLeod Expects More Players To Demonstrate During National Anthem This Season

Pat Gallen reports.

♪♪THREE YEARS AGO EAGLESSAFETY RODNEY McLEOD HELDHIS FIST IN THE AIR TO PROTESTSOCIAL INJUSTICE DURING THENATIONAL ANTHEM AND HE SAYS HEEXPECTS MORE OF HIS TEAMMATESTO JOIN HIM THIS SEASON.HERE'S PAT GALLEN.THIRD AND LONG, GOING FORIT, IT IS INTERCEPTED BYPHILADELPHIA McLEOD HAS GOTIT.Reporter: ON THE FIELDRODNEY McLEOD IS ONE OF THELEADERS OF THE EAGLES DEFENSE.OFF THE FIELD McLEOD ISLEADING BY EXAMPLE IN THECOMMUNITY.THE EAGLE SAFETY WAS PART OFTHE PEACEFUL PROTESTS OVER THEPAST FEW WEEKS.IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR MYSELFAS WELL AS MY WIFE TO GET OUTHERE IN PHILADELPHIA TO BE APART OF THE PROTEST.Reporter: McLEOD WASENCOURAGED TO SEE SO MANYPEOPLE FIGHTING FOR ONE COMMONGOAL.NOW YOU SEE PEOPLE FROM ALLDIFFERENT RACES, YOU KNOW,GENDERS, BACKGROUNDS,NEIGHBORHOODS, RELIGIONS LIKEI SAID ALL FIGHTING FOREQUALITY FOR ALL.Reporter: WE ARE STARTINGTO SEE THINGS TREND NOW AS YOUMENTIONED SORT OF IN APOSITIVE DIRECTION COMING OUTOF THE PROTESTING BUT IN YOURESTIMATION, HOW DO WE CONTINUETO MOVE THE NEEDLE FORWARD?THIS IS THE REASON WHY WEWANT TO CHANGE THE FUTURE.TO SUPPORT AND IMPROVE OURCOMMUNITY AND WE HAVE DECIDEDTO ADDRESS THE EDUCATIONALSIDE AS WELL AS HEALTHCARE ANDWHEN IT COMES TO EDUCATIONSPECIFICALLY WE FEEL THERE'S ANEED TO INCLUDEAFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES INTOTHESE CURRICULUMS.Reporter: McLEOD ALSODISCUSSED CARSON WENTZ ANDZACH ERTZ STEPPING UP PUBLICLYTO USE THEIR VOICES FORCHANGE.PLUS, HOW HE ACTIVELY ENGAGEDOTHER TEAMMATES IN RECENTWEEKS.I ACTUALLY INVITED JAKEELLIOTT AND A COUPLE GUYS OUTTO A PROTEST OVER THE PASTWEEKEND.JAKE AND CAMERON JOHNSONATTENDED ALONGSIDE THEIR WIVESJUST FOR THEM TO GET A GLIMPSEOF -- IN WHAT PEOPLE AREACTUALLY FIGHTING FOR I WANTTO TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUTTHREE THINGS.Reporter: THE EAGLESSAFETY WILL THAT CONTINUE TOGIVE BACK THROUGH HISFOUNDATION WITH A VIRTUALYOUTH FOOTBALL CAMP HAPPENINGSATURDAY JUNE 20TH AT 11:00A.M.