NFL players take to Twitter to reflect on King's legacy

Published: Jan 16, 2012 at 04:35 AM

Monday is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Below are a few tweets from various current and former NFL players as they reflect on King's legacy:

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MLK stood for equality, sacrificed for us and assassinated out of hate and the fear of change. Ask yourself are u standing up anything?TRUTH — Deion Sanders (@DeionSanders) January 16, 2012

Happy birthday MLK he is definitely the reason I get to do what I love to do
— Roddy White (@roddywhiteTV) [January
16, 2012](https://twitter.com/#!/roddywhiteTV/status/158959887211167744)

Very grateful for what #MLK has done for the world.Able to have opportunities and live the way we should.Very gracious for the stand he took
— DeMarco Murray (@DeMarcoMurray) [January
16, 2012](https://twitter.com/#!/DeMarcoMurray/status/158955630529478656)

Tomorrow remember the man who with God's help is a huge reason we're united as a people today. Dr. Martin Luther King!!
— Gerald McCoy (@Geraldini93) [January 15,
2012](https://twitter.com/#!/Geraldini93/status/158801061296078850)

Happy MLK day. Love, live and laugh. Enjoy everyday like its your last bc tomorrow isn't promised. Love!
— Emmanuel Sanders (@E_Sanders88) [January 16,
2012](https://twitter.com/#!/E_Sanders88/status/158960569213394944)

Thank you Dr. King for everything you stand for and for your legacy to carry on within us today. We hope to make you proud.
— Anquan Boldin (@AnquanBoldin) [January
16, 2012](https://twitter.com/#!/AnquanBoldin/status/158964759675416577)

Happy Dr. Martin Luther King Day. We r living in some of the visions the Lord gave him many yrs ago!!
— Brian Dawkins (@BrianDawkins) [January
16, 2012](https://twitter.com/#!/BrianDawkins/status/158964706487451648)

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