I understood that there would be some backlash, and that scared me, honestly. But deep down, I felt like it was the right thing to do. And if I was to run away from what I felt in my soul… — Andrew Hawkins Copy Share Image
We [Cleveland Browns] are from the same segments of America that everyone else is from. We have the same diversity, the same mix, so we don't run away from issues amongst each other, because we're brothers and we have to… — Andrew Hawkins Copy Share Image
How you educate the people around you, what steps you take toward making it better, what sacrifices you make. The equation of life is… — Andrew Hawkins Copy Share Image
They want everything to be better for their children. I think athletes are starting to see that and that's why they're starting to speak… — Andrew Hawkins Copy Share Image
I don't think I'm saying anything wrong. And that's just how I judge it. I believe it's not so much about the people, that's… — Andrew Hawkins Copy Share Image
There's bad people since the beginning of time. Literally one of the first four human beings was someone who killed somebody. So that's never… — Andrew Hawkins Copy Share Image
I think people are wrong to do it, to compare him to your way of wanting to do it. If you're passionate about it,… — Andrew Hawkins Copy Share Image
Shame on me, for me to have this platform and me to have this opportunity to stand up for something that I thought was… — Andrew Hawkins Copy Share Image
We're just at a point in regard to race relations, we're at a tipping point in America. It's a crucial time. It's sad, honestly,… — Andrew Hawkins Copy Share Image
Whatever backlash I was going to get, whatever consequence there was for stating my opinion, I was OK with. Because I look at my… — Andrew Hawkins Copy Share Image
A lot of things create a distraction, and when you're on a quest as a football team you want to limit distractions. I'm very… — Andrew Hawkins Copy Share Image
I'm very much still connected to the way that I've always been perceived. And it happens. I'm not trying to play up anything, it… — Andrew Hawkins Copy Share Image
I'm in a unique situation. I'm 5-foot-6, 175 pounds, so I wouldn't say people are super afraid of me. I live a normal life.… — Andrew Hawkins Copy Share Image
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