The 2020 ESPY Awards will be shifting the focus from outstanding athletic achievement to powerful conversations that address systemic racism head on. “We’ll definitely acknowledge that in a really powerful way,” Seattle Seahawks quarterback and co-host of this year’s virtual award show Russell Wilson told ET Canada. “Athletes are blessed to be able to play the game, but we’re also blessed to be able to help change the culture and help influence and impact, and hopefully we’ll get to do that with this year’s ESPYS.” RELATED: Russell Wilson Recalls A Time He Was The Subject Of A Racist Encounter The Super Bowl winning athlete won’t be putting the team on his back alone this award season though.
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