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The Rock says he would have joined the NFL protests against police brutality and racial inequality

Johnson, who is not particularly vocal about politics, also criticized President Trump's response to the protests.

  • Dwayne Johnson says that if he were in the NFL, he would have joined the player's protests against police brutality and systemic racism.
  • He also harshly criticized President Trump's response to the protests.
  • Colin Kaepernick, who started the protests, remains unsigned by the NFL, as does the first player to join his protests.
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In a wide-ranging interview with Rolling Stone, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson said that if he were playing in the NFL, he would have joined the player's protests against police brutality against African-Americans and systemic racial inequality.

Johnson — a former college football player at the University of Miami — "

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