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Titans safety Kenny Vaccaro says ‘next step is just taking action’ on racial injustice

AP photo / In a screenshot from a Zoom call, the Tennessee Titans speak about the decision to cancel practice Thursday in Nashville. Several NFL teams canceled their workouts at training camps in response to the shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black man, last Sunday in Kenosha, Wisconsin. In front are safety Kevin Byard, left, and quarterback Ryan Tannehill, right.
AP photo / In a screenshot from a Zoom call, the Tennessee Titans speak about the decision to cancel practice Thursday in Nashville. Several NFL teams canceled their workouts at training camps in response to the shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black man, last Sunday in Kenosha, Wisconsin. In front are safety Kevin Byard, left, and quarterback Ryan Tannehill, right. AP photo / In a screenshot from a Zoom call, the Tennessee Titans speak about the decision to cancel practice Thursday in Nashville. Several NFL teams canceled their workouts at training camps in response to the shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black man, last Sunday in Kenosha, Wisconsin. In front are safety Kevin Byard, left, and quarterback Ryan Tannehill, right.

By TERESA M. WALKER / The Associated Press 3 min read

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Titans safety Kenny Vaccaro made clear he won’t let the fight against racial injustice recede from the conversation even as Tennessee returned to practice Friday.

And he won’t be talking about football the rest of this season.

“I know for me, the next step is just taking action, getting in the communities, being a shining light and an example,” Vaccaro said. “Not just a hashtag. Not just a black square that everybody in the world posted on Instagram and thought that meant something. Not making this a movement, but making it a lifestyle.”

The Titans were among nine NFL teams that canceled practices Thursday, and they agreed to work on voting, talking with elected officials and connecting with students across the mid-state region.

Asked if sitting out a regular-season game has been discussed, Vaccaro said the Titans haven’t planned that far ahead. Tennessee opens the season Sept. 14 at Denver.