As the social justice movement against racial discrimination continues in the wake of George Floyd's death, The Bronx Defenders, one of the city's largest nonprofit legal advocacies, and the New York Giants pro football team are pairing up "to combat inequities in the criminal, immigration, family, and civil legal systems," according to a joint news release from the organizations.

In the last several weeks, 10 Giants players, including newly acquired linebacker Blake Martinez, and three team coaches have sat down with lawyers and advocates from The Bronx Defenders in an effort by the players and coaches to "build a stronger understanding of social injustice issues facing communities of color in The Bronx," the news release says.