#Raiders owner Mark Davis said the "I Can Breathe" wording came from George Floyd& #39;s brother Philonise, who said "Today, we are able to breathe again."

Davis added: "If I offended the family, then I& #39;m deeply, deeply disappointed."

He also said the post won& #39;t be deleted.
Davis said he wasn& #39;t aware that NYPD supporters wore "I Can Breathe" shirts following the 2014 killing of Eric Garner. After I brought that up to him he said, "I learned something... I have to do a little bit more research into that just so I can speak coherently on that aspect."
More from Davis: "Let me say this right off the bat: I was not aware of that. Absolutely not. I had no idea of that. That& #39;s a situation that I was not aware of. I can see where there could be some negativity towards what I said based on that."
Davis: "I wasn& #39;t watching the talking heads; I was listening to the family. And I was trying to take my lead from them. But if that& #39;s (the "I Can Breath" t-shirts) are what the cops are wearing then, really, it is a bad statement."
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